Naledi Shine

03/04/2026

When asked to be Resourceful & build a human house, one group came up with this...Leap 3 Science & Maths school, Linbro Park.

01/04/2026

We just wrapped up our Sydney Maseko cohort one. What a journey with these young leaders. Thank you for your stories, your honesty, your openness and trusting us. We are grateful, truly grateful. Boitumelo Sefako Puleng Sirengqe Boykie Nkoane Anne Mtshali, thank you for your time, your leadership and support during the five weeks in Soweto.

Here is what Lindiwe Rabuthu had to say about her journey

Soweto Basketball Academy Global Teachers Institute Mitch Marescia

30/03/2026

Circles never stop being powerful in the NALEDI program. Unity, belonging, connection... today Gr10s from Leap 3 Science & Maths school, Linbro Park, got started with NALEDI...what a vibrant, smart, determined group. Already they have found in the program a space to breathe, have fun, connect deeper with self and others & to start making self-affirmation the norm.
Inlane Hub
Global Teachers Institute
Phakamani Young Minds Academy - PYMA
Soweto Basketball Academy
Safiyyah Boolay
Mitch Marescia
Peu Ya Mohau Org
Ignition
YD Co-Lab - Youth Development Collaboration Lab
Khula Unqobe Creative Arts
Rays of Hope
Unite Siyafunda
Jane Codrington
Thembi Mapetla
Catherine Hunter Shubane

18/03/2026

18/03/2026

Today at Sydney Maseko, White City Jabavu in Soweto, participants of the Naledi Shine Youth Leadership program got a feel of how it is to be a king or queen for a few minutes. Each one sat on the chair and experienced what qualities were observed about them since the beginning of the program on 25 February. What a heart warming experience. Many had never been told how valued they are.

They appreciated being seen and heard. A great milestone for all of them.

05/03/2026

I am so fond of this photo. It's from the early days - 2012. That one face is so focused. It shows a systems exercise we used to run. Apart from the fun of it, it helped to teach how everything we do and everything we are is somehow connected to or impacts someone else. Everything involves relationship. For teenagers to learn to shine in a lasting way, they must come to terms with this deep aspect of life. They don't live in isolation, they are part of a system much bigger than themselves that they can plug into as a wonderful resource - a system of friends, family, teachers, community members...the list is endless. I am wondering, have you plugged in sufficiently?


Safiyyah Boolay
Mitch Marescia
Inlane Hub
Global Teachers Institute
Soweto Basketball Academy

Phakamani Young Minds Academy - PYMA
Peu Ya Mohau Org
Rays of Hope
Jane Codrington
YD Co-Lab - Youth Development Collaboration Lab
all@camargue

02/03/2026

Naledi Shine @ Mphethi Mahlatsi High School wrapped up cohort one for 2026. What a beautiful ending!

The question to the learners: What did you learn from Naledi? Here goes

10/02/2026

Our Naledi Shine leadership program @ Mphethi Mahlatsi Secondary School highlighted the slogan "Say it, Do it, Live it". The grade 9 & 10 learners applied one of the 7R's, Reflection, to identify where they are stuck. 70% are suck at "do it".

They were able to share examples. They are then provided with tools to help them move to the next level.

Our current cohort is so energized and driven to change their lives. "Our deepest fear...." quote by Marrianne Williamson really moved them.
The Crossing the line activity brought them face to face with the self. A very emotional experience but the coaches are always there to provide the safe space.

Peu Ya Mohau Org Mitch Marescia Global Teachers Institute Xoliswa Thelifecoach Puleng Sirengqe Mosiwa Handyken Malula Soweto Basketball Academy Anne Mtshali Safiyyah Boolay Phakamani Young Minds Academy - PYMA

06/02/2026

As prep for them starting to run after-school classes this week, last Friday 34 tutors at Phakamani Young Minds Academy (PYMA) were put through their paces by a NALEDI workshop. They were a bit shell-shocked by some of the deep realisations they came to, even a bit shocked by our expectation of them to think and reflect on their lives so much. Tutoring kids is no walk in the park...as they started to realise. It requires them to trust better, be more ambitious, be better managers of their own past experiences and present emotions. Safe to say, they bravely went where we took them. A big experience for them all.
DELIVER is so impressed with PYMA's management team and how well they understand the role of Emotional Intelligence in education. A partnership steadily growing.
Soweto Basketball Academy
Rise Upliftment Project
Khula Unqobe Creative Arts
Unite Siyafunda
Philippa Lubbock
Global Teachers Institute
zibuza.net
Peu Ya Mohau Org
Anne Mtshali
Inlane Hub
Dumisani Dukes Mokoena
Phakamani Young Minds Academy - PYMA

03/02/2026

Deliver NPO is back in Orange Farm with the Naledi Shine leadership program at Mphethi Mahlatse School. The facilitators coaches ran the groundbreaking session, committed as ever.
The learners are energized and ready to experience this wonderful program. Mosiwa Handyken Malula Xoliswa Thelifecoach Puleng Sirengqe Anne Mtshali and Celiwe Tshabalala is the team running Naledi.

Thank you Princess Tsambo for assisting with the recruitment. It's going to be a great experience again.

01/02/2026

If we don't have a strong ECD sector, SA's educational journey starts badly...these women are so brave to take on the role of running ECD centres - yes, they are trying to make a living, but with very limited resources and limited training to date. Near Lenasia South, that's starting to change, as DELIVER starts to offer real psycho-social support & basic business skills. Along with other great organisations doing similar work - the likes of Phakamani Young Minds Academy - Pyma and Global Teachers Institute
These women were amazing yesterday - open hearted, determined, honest and vulnerable about their strengths, situations and self limiting habits. So proud of them. More to come.
Mitch Marescia
Safiyyah Boolay
Ron Chanetsa
Inlane Hub
Anne Mtshali
Ignition
Dumisani Dukes Mokoena
@

31/01/2026

United We Stand ECD Forum, near Lenasia South, showing spirit before the workshop starts. We come to help, but always learn from those we help.
Bokang BeeKay Mokoena
Mitch Marescia
Soweto Basketball Academy
Global Teachers Institute
Rise Upliftment Project