Lalumbe Makuya is the Founder and Project Director of an NPO called Naledi Foundation. The organization works with under-performing learners in isolated rural schools, to motivate them to strive beyond their current circumstance. She was awarded a SET Africa award in 2014 from Makerere University in Uganda for her contribution towards improving education in South Africa. After the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she was recognized as a Wagner International Associate. With the efforts to keep children in school beyond floods, she joined the Africa Resilient Youth after completing her training on Disaster Risk Reduction with UNISDR and Peace Boat.
