DREAM FACTORY FOUNDATION

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Dream Factory Foundation is a youth-led non-profit organisation that empowers young people from marginalised and underprivileged backgrounds to transition successfully into adulthood and lead purpose-driven lives through two programmes – Be The Dream for school-going learners and the Emerging Business and Coding Academy for post-school youth. In both programmes, young people are empowered through caring mentors, future-focused curricula and other opportunities that increase their knowledge of and access to tertiary, entrepreneurial and employment opportunities. From 2016 to date, these programmes have impacted over 2,000 young people.

www.dreamfactoryfoundation.org

LUSANDA MAGWAPE

2018 FELLOW

CO-FOUNDER & CEO  |  DREAM FACTORY FOUNDATION

Lusanda Magwape is an admitted Attorney who holds a Masters degree in Commercial Law from the University of Cape Town. Her passion for education and youth empowerment saw her founding Dream Factory Foundation in 2011. This organisation empowers young people through education, equipping them with skills and creating meaningful opportunities to become active citizens living purpose-driven lives. Lusanda has developed strong leadership, project coordination and communications skills. She is now a virtual facilitator, mentor and coach for Google and UpSkill Digital. She has been contracted to facilitate several virtual workshops and roundtables for AfriLabs, Standard Bank, Innovation for Change (AfricaHub), Flutterwave, to name but a few, focusing on business management, and models digital technologies and innovation.

CHRISTELLE ATIBIA

OPERATIONS MANAGER  |  DREAM FACTORY FOUNDATION

Christelle, who is French-speaking, holds a B.Comm Degree from the University of the Western Cape, but her true passion is youth development in Africa, a dream which she gets to live out through her role as Operations Manager. She also loves to travel and explore new cultures.