Changemakers

Mario van Niekerk
Mario van Niekerk is the founder of Great Commission United (GCU), a transformative community organisation based in Heideveld, Cape Town. Once caught in gang life, he now empowers thousands of...
Mario van Niekerk
Mario van Niekerk is the founder of Great Commission United (GCU), a transformative community organisation based in Heideveld, Cape Town. Once caught in gang life, he now empowers thousands of...

Lesley Waterkeyn
Lesley Waterkeyn is the changemaking director of Amazeballs, leading a bold mission to blend creativity with sustainability, by upcycling used padel balls into unique furniture, décor, & community spaces.
Lesley Waterkeyn
Lesley Waterkeyn is the changemaking director of Amazeballs, leading a bold mission to blend creativity with sustainability, by upcycling used padel balls into unique furniture, décor, & community spaces.

Ras Silas Motse
Ras Silas Motse creates powerful public artworks that transform forgotten and broken spaces into vibrant reflections of identity, healing, and ancestral pride. Through his murals and community-rooted exhibitions, he empowers...
Ras Silas Motse
Ras Silas Motse creates powerful public artworks that transform forgotten and broken spaces into vibrant reflections of identity, healing, and ancestral pride. Through his murals and community-rooted exhibitions, he empowers...

Bradley Bailey
Bradley Bailey is the founder and creative force behind the Kind Heart Bench Project, a mental health initiative turning bright yellow benches into spaces for empathy, conversation, and connection. Through...
Bradley Bailey
Bradley Bailey is the founder and creative force behind the Kind Heart Bench Project, a mental health initiative turning bright yellow benches into spaces for empathy, conversation, and connection. Through...

Amanda Seccombe
Amanda Seccombe, founder of the Eyes2Eyes Foundation, transformed her personal journey of sudden blindness in 2018 into a mission to restore sight and dignity to underserved South Africans. Through her...
Amanda Seccombe
Amanda Seccombe, founder of the Eyes2Eyes Foundation, transformed her personal journey of sudden blindness in 2018 into a mission to restore sight and dignity to underserved South Africans. Through her...

Ashraf Allie (Cape Flats Sports Academy)
Ashraf Allie is the CEO of the Cape Flats Sports Academy (CFSA).CFSA is on a mission to build a world-class, multi-purpose sports facility in the Cape Flats — creating life-changing...
Ashraf Allie (Cape Flats Sports Academy)
Ashraf Allie is the CEO of the Cape Flats Sports Academy (CFSA).CFSA is on a mission to build a world-class, multi-purpose sports facility in the Cape Flats — creating life-changing...