Name: Lauren Rowe Joined enke family: 2011 Hometown: Krugersdorp, Gauteng You don’t have to be wealthy to challenge the current status quo or injustice in the world. Nor do you have to be of certain age or have a certain level of education. Commitment, passion and the belief that you can make a difference is what important. These […]
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5 things we love about enke!
Today is Valentine’s Day and we, the enke team, thought it was a great day to share with you some of the things we absolutely LOVE about enke! PS Don’t forget to share in the comments the things that make enke rock for YOU 🙂 1. Our awesome participants! (past and present) At enke we […]
What you missed: 2014 enke: Alumni Summit
This past Friday, 31 January 2014 we had the pleasure of hosting 54 enke alumni from around the country at our first ever enke: Alumni Summit. Since 2009 we are proud to share that we have inspired, supported and trained 980 young adults on both of our programs and the young leaders we hosted this past weekend […]
The Countdown Begins: 3 sleeps and counting!
In T-minus 3 days we will be hosting our first ever 2014 enke: Alumni Summit! *woop woop* This 2-day summit, that is themed “RE-CONNECT! RE-INSPIRE!”, will host 70 past enke participants from enke programs – bright young leaders from across South Africa aged between 18 and 28 years of age. At a time when more of […]
We’re back!
Today is the first day back in the office for the enke team and it’s great to be back. There are no holiday blues to speak of, as we are all-systems-go in terms of kicking off the New Year. So what are looking forward to , you may ask? Below is a short list of […]
Heritage Day: What does it mean to you?
Today, Tuesday, 24th September, will mean a lot of things to many South Africans: Some of us will appreciate Heritage Day solely for providing us with an awesome long weekend to catch up on sleep, homework, movies, as well as, spending quality time with our friends and family. It is the last public holiday until […]
Guess who’s 4 today?
Today is enke: Make Your Mark’s 4th anniversary and we are feeling quite nostalgic about how far we’ve come over the last few years! We asked enke CEO and co-founder Pip (Wheaton) to reflect on this day, four years ago, which she happily shared with us below: ———————————————————————– Message from Pip: Four years ago today (at around […]
Last Friday Night: enke Office Warming Party
We hosted our very long overdue office warming party at the enke offices, this past Friday 6th September 2013. The enke team has grown dramatically over the past 18 months and that resulted in us out-growing our cozy office on the 4th Floor of the Heerengracht Building and moving to a more spacious (but just as cozy) office […]
Welcome message from Pip
Dear enke family, It’s with great excitement that we launch the all-new enke website! What’s the big deal about a new website? Well, for everyone here at enke the thing we love most is hearing stories and getting reports of the awesome things enke participants are doing around the country. However, we’ve never had […]