Our Focus

Increasing access to educational opportunities by connecting communities through meaningful and user-centric technologies.

Deliver education-specific digital products to ensure youth-focused organisations are able to meet their digital demands quicker and scale more easily.

Through our network of collaborative partnerships and market expertise, we provide new approaches, models and technologies to drive positive impact in the education sector.

WaFunda strives to become a valuable partner for social change that shares in the vision of its parent company Feenix.

WaFunda (Feenix Social Enterprise Pty Ltd) is 100% owned by the Feenix Trust and is an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) as defined in the B-BBEE Act.

“Wa” is derived from the Swahili word meaning “for” or “be” while “Funda” is derived from the Zulu word meaning read, learn or study. Together they create WaFunda meaning “of learning.” An ethos which spans the African continent and drives our daily motivations.

The people behind WaFunda

Meet the team

Leana De Beer

Leana De Beer

CEO & Founder

leana@wafunda.com
Sagwadi Maluleke

Sagwadi Maluleke

Product Manager

sagwadi@wafunda.com
Sheldon Bergstedt

Sheldon Bergstedt

ISA Manager

sheldon@wafunda.com
Neil Crompton

Neil Crompton

Head of Finance

neil@wafunda.com
Ronell Jordaan

Ronell Jordaan

Partners & Projects

ronell@wafunda.com
Tshepo Kgapane

Tshepo Kgapane

Product Lead

tshepo@wafunda.com
Lungisile Kweyama

Lungisile Kweyama

Student Coordinator

lungisile@wafunda.com
Ongeziwe Mbana

Ongeziwe Mbana

Software Engineer

ongeziwe@wafunda.com
Nyakallo Mea

Nyakallo Mea

Culture Officer

nyakallo@feenix.com
Duncan Patrick

Duncan Patrick

Marketing Manager

duncan@wafunda.com
Usisipo Lena

Usisipo Lena

Junior QA Tester

usisipo@wafunda.com
Nipho Hlongwane

Nipho Hlongwane

ISA Partner Relationship Coordinator

nipho@wafunda.com
Thembinkosi Malefo

Thembinkosi Malefo

Junior Data Scientist

thembinkosi@wafunda.com
Nadine Farao

Nadine Farao

ISA Student Coordinator

nadine@wafunda.com

our partners