Our Team

Passionate about creating environments for people to define and achieve success, Rufaro’s worked in the nonprofit and social enterprise sector in Zimbabwe, Canada and South Africa. Rufaro’s dedication to youth development in Africa is driven by her belief that socio-economic transformation and leadership of the continent is in young people. This passion led to her joining enke in 2012 as a communications intern, then managing and leading enke Programs (2012-2015) and taking over the CEO baton from Pip Wheaton in 2015.

Beyond enke, Rufaro is a board member of Ikamva Youth (a leading education and tutoring organisation), is a One Young World Ambassador, part of the inaugural Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Network (2018). She has been recognised in 2017 listing of Top 25 Distinguished Women Leaders in Africa and 2018 Avance Media’s 100 Most Influential Young South Africans. Rufaro holds a Masters in Public & Development Management from the Wits School of Governance (2017); a Social Entrepreneurship Certificate from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (2013); and a B.A. Hons. Degree in International Development Studies and Communications Studies and Certificate in Non-Profit Management from York University (2010).

A self-confessed nerd, Rufaro loves random trivia and crushes at 30 Seconds. In her spare time you may find her either binge-watching political, legal, SciFi or sitcom shows, or hanging out with friends/family having a good laugh.

Skhumbuzo Moodaley Mpisane has experience in youth development, crime prevention, community development, diversion, mediation, conflict resolution, education and law. His career and educational goals have led to a keen interest in human rights related issues, appropriate implementation of youth policies and how laws and policies can effect sound or progressive community developments in townships and rural areas. Skhumbuzo is currently Head of Programs at enke: Make Your Mark (enke) and a Co-Founder of the Young Professionals’ League. Skhumbuzo holds a Post Grad- Diploma in Law from the University of South Africa and Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Freddy joined enke in 2017 as the Finance and Administration Manager and was later appointed Head of Operations in 2018. He has a passion for efficiency, continuous learning and process improvement for organisational sustainability.

Prior to joining enke, Freddy was in the corporate sector and his experience entailed a combination of operations management, financial management and strategic planning. Freddy holds a B. Accounting Degree from Africa University.

Freddy’s vision is for enke to maximise its social return on investment to its partners, widen its impact on its beneficiaries while remaining a great place to work for its employees.

In his spare time, Freddy enjoys gardening, cooking and travelling. He is also an avid Formula 1 fan.