
Our Field Workers & Educational Co-ordinator
We work as a collaborative team to ensure that everyone is represented and can work together to make ECD best practice in Mfuleni.

Nombulelo Dingiso
Fieldworker

Joyce Mantyi
Fieldworker

Lebohang Mabi
Fieldworker

Meryl Fourie
Education Co-ordinator
Our Principals
These ladies are part of our ECD community leadership team (CLT). We meet twice a term and they advise and support Starting Chance whenever we require support. We provide professional development workshops for them on a quarterly basis.

Beverly Masupye
Little Shining Stars Educare

Christine Plaatjie
Zizamele Educare

Cordelia Sigagayi
Lutho Educare

Mietha Titus
Westline Educare

Noma-Efase Nodliwa
Shining Stars Educare

Nomajama Gada
Mzamomhle Educare

Thandeka Mafila
Lonwabo Special Needs Educare

Nondumiso Tom
Hluma Academy

Thandeka Tomsana
Blooming Stars Educare
Our Teacher Reps
Our Teacher Representative Team (TRT) have one representative from each hub school. They represent the teachers and they support Starting Chance by assisting in our parent workshops and our training Teachers in Township workshops. They are trained and supported by the Starting Chance Fieldworker Team.

Simone Jacobs
Little Shining Stars Educare

Ntombizanele Plaatjie
Zizamele Educare

Thandeka Tomsana
Blooming Stars Educare

Amahle Tima
Mzamomhle Educare

Jodi Titus
Westline Educare

Noluthando Bensile
Nkcubeko Educare

Nomgqibelo Sigagayi
Lutho Educare

Welmarie Spaaner
Hluma Academy

Veliswa Matholengwe
Blooming Stars Educare

Zimasa Tyekana
Shining Stars Educare
The Starting Chance Alumni
The Starting Chance Alumni Committee consists of principals and teachers from schools who have already been through the Starting Chance 3 year training programme. Their role is to support Starting Chance in their programmes, run parent workshops and mentor new schools.

From left to right: Monica Doda, Lebo Mabi, Thandeka Tomsana, Belinda Inglis, Nombulelo Dingiso, Marjorie Dyantyi, Joyce Mantyi and Jama Gada.
Our Board, Advisors & Volunteers

Dr. Ian Corbett
Founder & Board Member

Ali Corbett
Founder & Board Member

Carl Nielsen
Board Member

Alister Payne
Board Member

Ken Inglis
Board Member

Wanga Zembe
Board Member

Belinda Inglis
Advisor

John Hales
Advisor

Andrew Flint
Advisor

Giles Buswell
Advisor

Donovan Deschamps
Advisor & Project Manager