New Project: Xazulula
Read more about our project in guiding key stakeholders, leaders and decision-makers through a process of unpacking community trauma and developing sustainable strategies to overcome existing challenges.
Trauma-informed social performance practice
Nomfundo Mogapi
CEO, Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership
We are excited to introduce you to our latest work in partnership with Nomfundo Mogapi as we unpack and work to heal the challenges that traumatised communities face.
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- Learning Event 2023
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- Learning Event 2023
Xazulula - "Resolve"
This project focuses on supporting key stakeholders, leaders, and decision-makers in communities in the renewable energy sector to identify and address challenges within community development by recognising, identifying, and understanding the often-overlooked stress and trauma that is experienced by individuals within the community and broader society.
This work explores and uncovers the nature, extent and depth that stress and trauma have impacted a community, working to unpack and address the underlying neuropsychological factors, therefore allowing people to recover and build sustainable coping strategies for the individuals and the community at large.
Following thorough analysis, this project aims to deliver strategies and objectives that will be implemented by leaders and decision-makers, which will address these challenges and ultimately provide frameworks, tools and support to unlock the potential for community development and deepen REIPPPP’s community impact.
This project offers a comprehensive approach to understanding and mitigating the challenges that traumatised communities face and documents how this work can practically be applied in the context of community engagements and development work in renewable energy projects.
The team
Nomfundo Mogapi, CMWL
Nomfundo is a dear INSPIRE collaborator and is fascinated by the opportunities to focus on change that REIPPPP offers. Nomfundo is a clinical psychologist by training with over 20 years of experience in the mental health/wellness sector. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership (CMWL). She brings vast expertise in integrating MHPSS and Trauma within policy and programming on a range of issues such as leadership, transitional justice, peacebuilding, governance, development and democracy. She is also an experienced facilitator, trainer and public speaker. She is passionate about addressing woundedness and building the resilience of leaders, collectives and institutions.
Dr Holle Wlokas
Holle is a director and founder of INSPIRE, and has been working on social performance in REIPPPP since the programme was launched in 2011. Holle's past work in academia, consulting and civil society revolves around the social and economic aspects of energy transitions.
Lelethu Buso, Synergy Global
Lelethu is a Junior Consultant at Synergy Global Consulting, has a strong research background in socio-economic issues, food security, and community development. He started as INSPIRE’s first intern and has gained solid experience in REIPPPP. In his current role, Lelethu works on improving social performance in renewable energy, mining, and CSI projects. He's passionate about impact assessment, significantly contributing to developing monitoring and evaluation systems for various projects. He possesses an MA in Development Studies and recently earned a Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation from the University of Cape Town.
Mpho Lekwape, Lekwape Consulting
Mpho is a new INSPIRE collaborator and recent REIPPPP enthusiast. He loves working with people and is an experienced stakeholder manager. His passion is putting people and organisations together and seeing them achieve beautiful partnerships.
Zamokuhle Lekwape, Lekwape Consulting
Zamokuhle (Zama) Lekwape is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Lekwape Consulting. Lekwape Consulting supports businesses and organisations in operational and administrative efficiency. She is also the Chief Operations Officer of the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership (CMWL). Zama is also a community facilitator passionate about community engagement and capacitation, providing methods and means that enable groups and individuals to craft answers to complex issues facing their community.
Avela Pamla, INSPIRE
Avela works as INSPIRE's first employee and is a knowledgeable REIPPPP thinker and writer. She is excelling in the dynamic environment of this newly founded NGO. Avela holds a MSc degree in Environmental Science completed with distinction at Rhodes University. Her previous employer was the Eastern Cape Province, where she worked in the Sustainable Energy Unit at the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
Get in Touch
If you would like to get in touch about this project, please contact us.
nomfundom@cmwl.co.za
