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Author: Embrace

Pamela Mkhize-Madonsela

I am excited about being part of the Mamandla Fellowship and I look forward to the learnings, the amazing networks, and changing the world one day at a time.

Qaanita Rossier

I want to use the Mamandla Fellowship as an opportunity to learn the skills I need to return to the community, both my own and those in more under-resourced areas, and be a better supporter of mothers! A breaker of generational-chains! A sharer of beneficial knowledge and resources! A listener of stories! And an all-round advocate for the many issues that affect mothers in this country.

Noloyiso Williams

It’s such a great honour to be a Mamandla Fellow because I get the chance to meet and connect with like-minded women.

Nqubeko Shezi

Being a Mamandla fellow means that I can further my passion and get deeper with my involvement and intentions. I want to contribute to the fellowship using my experience and also by becoming a sponge and absorb as much wisdom and knowledge as possible.

Introducing the Month of Moms

Embrace is a movement for a supported motherhood – for mothers, by mothers – and we recognise that friendship and community are critical for our mental health and wellbeing.  The impact of COVID-19 on mothers has been huge. In addition to feeling the weight of

Cindy Mkhize

I’m Cindy Mkhize and I am a 29-year-old mother of one beautiful energetic daughter from Port Shepstone, KZN. I am a regional manager in corporate social responsibility for a construction company.

Nomfundo Mkhaba

My name is Nomfundo Mkhaba. I am based in Roseneath on the South coast of Durban central, KwaZulu-Natal. I am a qualified teacher with a Bachelors degree in the intermediate and senior phase, specialising in English, Life Orientation and Natural Sciences. I have six years

Ntokozo Mabhena

Ntokozo is a proud antenatal and postnatal class host. Her passion for empowering mothers stems from her own motherhood journey which ignited in her a curiosity about childhood development and the desire for every mother, regardless of background, to be empowered with evidence-based, current information

Tlotlisang Amanda Mokoena

I’m Tlotlisang Amanda Mokoena. I was born in Soweto, South Africa. I am a teacher, mother and maternal health activist and founder of Glow Movement NPO. Glow was born as an initiative by a group of young women, who realise the significance of girl and