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Human Rights Project Specialist, CALIBRICS Soretha designs and implements projects centered around human rights, public administration, and gender equity initiatives. She is passionate about realizing and advancing the rights of girls and women in Africa and South Africa, and has a special interest in effective leadership. Soretha has a master’s degree in law and is currently working toward obtaining her … Read More

Legal and State Actor Engagement Program Manager, Lawyers against Abuse (LvA) Rethabile provides holistic legal and psychosocial support to victims of gender-based violence in Diepsloot. Before joining Lawyers against Abuse (LvA), Rethabile served her articles of clerkship at the University of Pretoria Law Clinic. Her area of interest lies in constitutional and human rights and she is a passionate advocate … Read More

Senior Human Resources Generalist, Cummins Africa Middle-East René supports human resources activities for the Corporate Functions  within Cummins AME. Her career spans over 30 years in related administrative roles for large corporations. She also led the Cummins Magwa Community Involvement Team committee, ensuring corporate sustainability projects and initiatives were executed in line with Cummins’ Corporate Responsibility Strategy. Recently, she joined … Read More

National Chairperson, African Farmers Association of South Africa – Women’s Desk Ntuthu is a beef cattle farmer and agripreneur (agricultural entrepreneur) known as the “Offal Queen.” She champions active participation and sustainable programs for women in agribusiness and the biodiversity economy.  Ntuthu monitors, assesses, and  influences the implementation of policies that affect women’s participation in agribusiness. She also develops and … Read More

Senior Programmes Manager, Project Empower Ntokozo is a social justice activist and advocate committed to community mobilization for advancing women’s rights. She is a feminist who strongly believes that elevating women’s voices and participation is critical in decision making processes. In her current role, with Project Empower, a Durban based NGO that works on challenging and changing social norms and … Read More

Director, Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) Nqabakazi is a social activist who leads the work of activists fighting against abuse and victimization of women, especially sex workers and victims of gender-based violence. She has 16 years of program management experience empowering and transforming communities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, land reform, orphaned and vulnerable children, human rights, … Read More

Founder and Executive Director, The Bold Empowered Affirmed Revived (BEAR) Foundation Nomzamo is a social entrepreneur and an advocate for change.  She founded The Bold Empowered Affirmed Revived (BEAR) Foundation to empower girls, promote social and health education and work readiness, and connect youth to opportunities. She is a passionate activist for the education and development of women and girls. … Read More

Founder and Chairperson, Youth Inter-Active (YIA) Nkosikhona is a community development activist who founded YIA to facilitate leadership, peer education, career guidance, and art and sports development for youth. He has over seven years of experience in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. He has received several awards for his championship of meaningful youth participation and inclusion, and he is a … Read More

Paralegal Officer for the Love Not Hate Programme, OUT LGBT Well-Being Moude works to reduce the rate of hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in South Africa. Moude assists LGBTIQA+ victims of human rights violations by providing advice and support on available legal remedies and the formation of safe spaces for LBQ women. Moude’s passion … Read More

Founder and Director, Liberate a Soul (LAS) Matshepo founded Liberate a Soul to create a culture of zero tolerance toward sexual harassment. She has designed and developed a number of anti-sexual harassment interventions and strategies for employers, employees, and learners both in the workplace as well as in the schooling environment across South Africa. As South Africa tackles high rates … Read More