Salome Kgaabi
Salome Kgaabi is based in Limpopo, responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and welcoming office environment. With a strong work ethic and attention to detail, Salome ensures that the workspace is always hygienic, organised, and comfortable for staff and visitors. Her daily responsibilities include maintaining office cleanliness standards, and supporting the overall upkeep of the […]
Juliah Maphutha
Maphale Julia Maphutha is the Lead of the Limpopo Intervention at Funda Wande. She is deeply passionate about education and finds great joy in seeing children thrive in reading and writing. A committed philanthropist, Julia is dedicated to empowering both youth and adults in communities across South Africa. In 2015, she initiated the Library Practice […]
Mahlatse Josephine Sekgobela
Mahlatse Sekgobela is a Training Facilitator based in Limpopo. She graduated from University of Limpopo with BA honours in Applied Languages and a bachelor’s degree in Multilingual studies. Corresponded with University of South Africa in Post Graduate Certificate in Education majoring in English Language, in the year 2023 and , upskilled herself with a Coaching […]
Reneilwe Mate Matjutla
Reneilwe holds BEd honours in learning support from University of Pretoria, bachelor’s degree in accounting sciences from Unisa, Diploma in education for Secondary phase, Certificate in educational management, Assessor course Certificate and Certificate in foundation phase literacy teaching from Rhodes University. Prior to joining Funda Wande, Reneilwe worked 16 years at the Department of Education […]
Tutula Diniso
Born and raised in the heart of rural Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, Tutula is a seasoned educator determined to be the catalyst for quality education. She has worked as a coach at Axium Education and Funda Wande. Beyond the classroom, she channels her energy into the world of netball coaching, a passion that stems from her […]
Glory Maxakana
Glory kickstarted her educational journey in 1989 at Algoa College of Education and served as a teacher at Ntyantyambo Primary School for over two decades. She joined Funda Wande in 2019 – 2021 diving into literacy and mathetics coaching. Between 2022 and 2023 to Read Educational Trust as a Primary School Literacy Coach. Glory rejoins […]
Lorna Sako
Dr Lorna Sako joined Funda Wande on 19 April 2021. She holds the position of Maths specialist: Limpopo intervention. Her focus is on supporting the implementation of Bala Wande in participating Sepedi LOLT schools by building Teacher and Teacher Assistant mentor capacity and understanding of instructional Foundation Phase Mathematics and participating in Bala Wande materials […]
Thobeka Ndamase
Thobeka is currently a Literacy Coach at Funda Wande based in King William’s Town where she is coaching teachers in the Buffalo City Metro. She has a B.Ed honours degree, is a qualified assessor and is currently completing her Masters in Development Studies. Thobeka has 28 years teaching experience of which 26 years was dedicated […]
Phuti Masenya
Phuti is a Literacy Coach at Funda Wande, working in Limpopo Province, Capricorn District. She supports Foundation phase teachers in Grades 1-3 on teaching reading. She joined Funda Wande in July 2019 as a consultant and was recruited on a fulltime basis in October. As Funda Wande, we envision a world where all learners by […]
Babalwa Tyalana
Babalwa Tyalana is currently a Literacy Coach for Funda Wande in Eastern Cape, in the Sarah Baartman District. Before joining Funda Wande, she was a Foudation Phase teacher for 5 years in the Western Cape Department of Education. She studied her Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Before Rhodes University, she […]