About Us
The empowerment of women and youth is a central feature for sustainable development of society and our is to work relentlessly in joining efforts to usher activism in society that must intersect all forms of discrimination and inequalities. This is aligned with providing opportunities for the previously marginalised, particularly women and youth, to contribute meaningfully to the economy.
In its early days, the Mmamoloko Kubayi Foundation began with community outreach programmes in Soweto, expanding nationwide to support numerous beneficiaries, primarily women and youth, through advocacy, education, and training initiatives. Our Patron was born and raised in an impoverished household in Soweto by a single parent of five who worked as a domestic worker. Mmamoloko “Nkhensani” Kubayi, a cabinet minister and currently leading the Justice and Constitutional Development portfolio, has been a community activist throughout her life. The daily struggles of ordinary citizens in her surroundings ignited her political consciousness and unwavering commitment to serving people, especially the marginalised.
The gender imbalance in our society cannot go unchallenged; where women are still victims of the triple challenges of class, gender, and race. A new report by Statistics South Africa titled Gender Series Volume IX: Women Empowerment, 2017–2022 shows that women in SA are more likely to be unemployed than men and are less likely to participate in the labour market than their male counterparts. Nowhere else is this gender imbalance more apparent than in the economic sphere. The integration of women and youth participation in the economy is crucial for a truly inclusive economy.
The extent of the strife faced, mainly by women and young people country-wide, was observed first hand by the Patron as she traversed the country as part of the official duties in various portfolios she has led in government, including Energy, Communications and Science and Technology, Tourism, and Acting Health Minister, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over View
The Mmamoloko Kubayi Foundation is a South African based non-profit organisation, established to further the struggle for women and youth holistic emancipation, socially and economically. The foundation is mandated to support all initiatives that are aligned to the above objective.
Our Mission
To contribute to gendered society by raising awareness and supporting community programs and projects that yield tangible results and place woman and youth at the forefront of socio-economic development.
Our Vision
We envision a gendered empowered society which women and youth are the shapers of their own future
Our Team
The Mmamoloko Kubayi Foundation is independently lead by community activists and professionals.
Mmamoloko Kubayi
The Patron
Armed with rugged determination and extraordinary intellectual gifts, Mmamoloko lifted herself from an extremely disadvantaged starting point to become a Cabinet Minister. Our Patron is a Member of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa and currently serving in the 6th Administration as the Minister of Human Settlements – the fifth ministry she has led, after the ministries of Energy, Communications and Science and Technology, Tourism, and Health in an acting capacity at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our Patron wears many caps also as the Co-Chairperson of Economic Sectors, Employment, and Infrastructure Development (ESEID) Cluster, a member of the National Executive Committee and the National Working Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) as well as the current Chairperson of the Economic Transformation sub-committee. A former Deputy Secretary of ANC Youth League in Gauteng Province. She started her career as a Community Developer in the non-governmental sector and subsequently joined the financial sector at First National Bank as a Skills Development Specialist. Later, she worked in the Business Banking Division at Nedbank. Our Patron joined the public sector as a Skills Development Facilitator at the National Health Laboratory Services. She was then recruited to become a director in the Office of the then Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. She later became the Parliamentary Advisor to then-Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe.
As a leader, Mmamoloko served as Chairperson of the Transport Portfolio Committee at the City of Johannesburg council. In 2009, she became a Member of Parliament, assuming several roles, including Acting Deputy Chief Whip of African National Congress and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Johannesburg (formerly Vista University), a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management from Damelin College, a Master Degree in Public and Development Management from the University of the Witwatersrand, and completed a Programme for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School.
She is currently pursuing her PhD in state-owned enterprises and corporate governance at the University of Johannesburg. Kubayi served a full term in 2019 as a member of the Global Artificial Intelligence Council established by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As part of the Council, she and other global leaders provided strategic guidance to the international community on priorities for Artificial Intelligence, machine learning governance, cooperation, and shaping global policy development. In 2020, Kubayi joined other global leaders as a member of the Forum’s Global Future Council on Sustainable Tourism – a multi-stakeholder knowledge network tasked to advance innovative thinking for a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.
Mr King Chauke
Member
A highly motivated, well-organized and very confidant individual always strives for positive results in every task. Very passionate about the media and have previously been part of establishing stable and successful community newspapers naming Happy News in Mafikeng, Gauteng Express as an example. I have successfully completed a National Diploma in Frontline and Publication Relation, Media Studies both with Damelin Former Radio Sports Reporter Currently saves as the CEO for Kincha Group a Property, Media, Advertising, Logistics and Events Company. Also saves in the Collins Chabane Foundation board, Vatsonga Foundation Board
Ms Mapule Galeboe
Member
Mapule Galeboe holds her Diploma in Management Assistant at Westcol College and has held various administrative roles, including working as a receptionist at medical institution in Johannesburg. During that time, she acquired organisational, technical, and problem solving and customer care skills, including managing financial activities such as budgeting and financial management, as well as preserving information and materials, amongst others. Mapule is an organized, compassionate, and motivated activist with a passion for helping people who are marginalised and less fortunate.
