Our People & Partners

Dedicated to developing entrepreneurial mindsets & experiences that catalyse success.

We are passionate, young professionals that are committed to creating a world where all young people have the self-belief, freedom and ability to create a positive future for and with each other. We work hard. We play hard.

Together, we make our mark and empower others to make theirs.

Team
Board
Partners

Staff Team

Rufaro Mudimu

Chief Executive Officer
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About Rufaro

Experience in communications, fundraising, program development, and facilitation. Joined enke in 2012 as a Communications Intern, later became Programs Manager and headed programs before being appointed CEO in 2015. Rufaro holds a Master in Management in Public & Development Management from the University of the Witwatersrand, Social Entrepreneurship Certificate, GIBS (University of Pretoria) and BA (Hons) International Development Studies & Communications Studies and Certificate in Non-Profit Management from York University, Canada. Media/News enthusiast, Movie fanatic, pan-Africanist. One Young World Ambassador, Obama Foundation Leaders Africa.

Skhumbuzo Moodaley Mpisane

Head of Programs
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About Skhumbuzo

Experience in process facilitation, youth coaching, programmatic design, and execution. First joined enke in 2014 as a Trailblazer Program Coordinator, left in 2016 to build further experience in managing teams and multiple projects, and returned in 2018 as Head of Programs. Holds a degree in Psychology and Legal Studies from the UKZN and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the UNISA. Founder and chairperson of the Young Professionals’ League. Skhumbuzo is passionate about youth issues, focussing on how education, law, policy development and implementation can be used to help liberate those oppressed by the system. Would love the super power of time-travel so he can change things.

Freddy Makuwa

Head of Operations
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About Freddy

Experience in operations management and financial accounting. Joined enke in 2017 as Finance and Administration Manager. BA Accounting Degree from Africa University. A lover of cooking, reading, travel and sports. This thinker and strategist may have watched too much of his favourite feature the Godfather, but it is to our advantage: he holds steadfast that, “limits, like fear, are often an illusion.” He frequently makes offers one cannot refuse too. Freddy wishes he could add the power of mind control to his list of abilities. He thinks this would make him unstoppable. We tend to agree.

Prudence Erens

Program Manager
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About Prudence

Experience in project management, youth advocacy and community development. Prudy is passionate about youth development having worked and volunteered in the sector for the last 5 years. Joined enke in March 2018 and is excited to be part of a youth-led organization, making waves all over the country. Prudy love people and caring for them, reflected in her desired superpower to heal and ease the pain of all people suffering. Her favourite quote: “the mind is everything. What you think, you become..” (Buddha)

Ngata Holele

Program Officer
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About Ngata

Experience in education, project design and management. Joined enke in 2017 as Program Coordinator. Holds a BAdmin Public Management & Honours from the University of Pretoria. Ngata is the meeting point between creativity and intellect. She believes that one should, "Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." In line with this, she wishes she was a telepath so she could throw away her phone and communicate more directly with program participants.

Zamo Dlamini

Finance & Admin Officer
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About Zamo

Experience in Sales, Management and Finance. Joined enke in 2017 as Office Coordinator. National diploma in Management Services, Certificate in Time & Motion studies, Practical Accounting & Book Keeping from the University of South Africa(Current). Cheery, sociable Zam is everyones friend and support. She wishes she had the power to make unlimited wishes. This way she would be able to solve all of societies problems and make herself and her peeps all the more comfortable while doing it.

Tidimalo Moeketsi

Trailblazer Liaison
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About Tidi

Experience in Sales, Management and Finance. Joined enke in 2017 as Office Coordinator. National diploma in Management Services, Certificate in Time & Motion studies, Practical Accounting & Book Keeping from the University of South Africa(Current). Cheery, sociable Zam is everyones friend and support. She wishes she had the power to make unlimited wishes. This way she would be able to solve all of societies problems and make herself and her peeps all the more comfortable while doing it.

Gontse Moalafi

Business Development Officer

Linda Gabela

Projects Intern

Dwaine Fish

Intern: Trailblazer Support

Bafana Skhosana

Intern: Trailblazer Support

Board & Advisory

Chrischar Rock

Chairperson
Non-Executive Director on Governing Board since August 2016; Chairperson since January 2019. Chrischar is the co-founder and managing director of Rock Creative Partnerships. Her expertise is in research, education, monitoring & evaluation, curriculum development, and civil society.

Lungile Mahluza

Director, Strategy Unit at Deloitte Africa
Non-Executive Director on Governing Board since December 2016. Expertise in business model design, corporate governance, organisation design and implementation, project management and strategic change management.

Phyllis Byars

Manager, Bain Academy
Non-Executive Director on Governing Board since October 2018. Expertise in training and development, youth programming, strategy, organisation design and implementation, and project management.

Lindani Mnyandu-Bam

Founder & CEO, Something Suite
Non-Executive Director on enke’s Governing Board since June 2019. Expertise in marketing strategy, organisational development and communications.

Graeme De Bruyn (Advisor)

CEO, The Influence Company
Graeme is part of enke’s Advisory Committee. Expertise in education, training and development, strategy, programme design and facilitation

Pip Wheaton (Advisor)

Director of Ashoka UK; enke Co-Founder
Co-Founder of enke: Make Your Mark. Skoll Scholar, Ashoka Fellow. Expertise in Fundraising, Strategy and Leadership. Pip is a co-founder enke and it’s first CEO. She now supports in an advisory capacity.

Our Partners

Our funding partners giving us ideas, feedback, time, space and the resources we need to continue our leadership programs and thus impact the lives of so many young people. We acknowledge our funding partners who’s financial support makes our work, and that of our program participants, possible.

We believe that it takes a village to raise a child. We actively partner with schools and community organisations to work with us in selecting and supporting youth to participate in the Trailblazer Program.

Our implementation partners include the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarships Programme, GOLD Peer Education, the Kids Foundation, University of Cape Town 100 UP Programme, Masifunde Learner Development, Keiskamma Music Academy, Ikamva Youth, University of the Free State Schools Project, Sekwele Centre for Social Reflection, 180 Ministries, Education Without Borders and many more.

Our school partners have included St. Cyprians High School, Westville Boys High School, Wynberg Girls High School, Krugersdorp High School, Crawford College and the African Leadership Academy.

With the Catalyst Program we work with community skills development centres that are committed to bringing new opportunities and resources to the youth they serve.

Thank you to the following past and current partners in Catalyst:

  • -West Rand Youth Development Centre, Kagiso (2016 – present)
  • -Making Us Youth Organisation, Kagiso (2019 to present)
  • -Kliptown Jobs Centre (2017-2018)
  • -Tateni Community Development (2016-2017)

  • Leadership needs to be nurtured and programs such as enke are a necessary and effective way of growing responsible leaders. Key to enke’s offering is social consciousness, which stimulates a solution- seeking mentality for everyday ordinary challenges. The program not only focuses on thinking, but encourages and supports action aimed at ensuring that young people become the change they would like to see in their communities – this is a very important ingredient in a vibrant society.”

    Setlogane Manchidi

    Head of Corporate Social Investment, Investec

  • I am continuously excited at collaborating with like-minded individuals to engage, inspire and connect young people to their inherent potential as active citizens. We have much to do to ensure that our youth are equipped to embrace the future. Through the work of enke and its strategic partnerships we will continue to do our part in offering programmes to aid youth led community projects, entrepreneurship development and creating spaces for positive social change.

    Chrischar Rock

    enke Board Chairperson

  • enke has shown me that young people are capable of achieving amazing things right now – not ‘in the future’ – but right now. Remembering that there is a network of young people doing big things in their community helps me put aside any self-doubt I have (especially when people gasp at my age)

    Kiara Ramklass

    Trailblazer & Ignition Alumna, Founder & CEO of Marimba Jamenke

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About enke

enke is a leadership development organisation that generates and incubates youth-led social change. We connect, equip and inspire youth to realise their potential, thrive and mobilise for meaningful change.

  • – Non-Profit Company Reg.: 2010/0231851/08
  • – Dept. of Social Development Reg.: NPO 132-509
  • – SARS Public Benefit Org. Reg.: 9300/37429

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Contact Us

Address: 7th Floor South Point Corner, 87 De Korte Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

Phone: +27-11-403-1241 / +27-11-403-1243

Email: more@enke.co.za

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