UMUZI

Umuzi works with leading employers to equip talented young people with the scarce digital & creative skills they need to access high-value careers and thrive in the fourth industrial revolution.

I spent 4 years with Umuzi, filling various roles from Creative Director to Head of Cape Town. It was a pivotal moment in my career and I love the community deeply. This is where I learned what it’s like to fill a leadership role at an NGO, which is what has given me the insight and experience to now consult and serve NGO’s globally.

When I joined Umuzi I worked with the Academy. As the years went by I helped found two programmes:

Umuzi Experiences and Umuzi Creates.

Umuzi Academy

I managed the multimedia department, where we designed curricula and trained youth in creative storytelling skills. I managed teams and projects using an agile methodology. Once the training was complete, we set the youth up with internships at our partners in the creative industry to start their careers.

umuzi experiences

In 2017, I founded Umuzi Experiences. It’s a platform that makes the experience of creating, engaging with, buying and selling art more accessible in South Africa. We strive to open up the community to drive social dialogue and promote cultural exchange.

Umuzi creates

Umuzi Creates was a response to the exclusivity of the creative media industry in Cape Town. We established a non-profit agency that employed our Umuzi Academy alumni and linked them with industry professionals to serve clients like Uber, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Doritos, Red Bull and Investec.