Aldin Bonaparte, got his exposure of Civil Society through Youth Activism. He played a critical role in the formation of the Northern Areas Youth Council, in the Northern Suburbs of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In 2005 Aldin participated in the National Student Intervarsity Conference with regards to the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations. His discussion paper to the Conference: “The Lost Voice: Restructuring of the United Nations Security Council – Africa’s Perspective”.

Aldin Bonaparte obtained a Bachelors Degree (Political Science and Economics) from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. His contribution to student politics is known through the South African Student Congress. He became employed at the Bethelsdorp Development Trust, which is a Non Governmental Organization located in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Key areas of focus in the Trust included management of the Local Economic Development Portfolio and providing secretariat services to the Project Steering Committee, which dealt particularly with monitoring and evaluation of projects. During the same period, Aldin led the task team on the project design of a Sub – Project of the UNFPA 3rd Country Programme to South Africa with a particular focus on Gender Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health piloted in the Bethelsdorp Community.

Aldin currently works for Penviro, a company specializing in environmental and project management interventions and solutions in the Western Cape of the Republic of South Africa. He manages the Project Support Office, which plays a key role in terms of monitoring and evaluation of projects.

Aldin also participated in the Population Environment and Development Nexus Training held in Port Elizabeth South Africa in 2007. Second Participation were, through the PED Nexus Training Programme held in Port Elizabeth RSA, targeting unemployed graduates in 2009 and lastly; Societies in Transition Regional Training Programme held in Lilongwe, Malawi in 2009.