Nontokozo Dludla Has Won Outstanding Women Leadership Award

Nontokozo Dludla Has Won Outstanding Women Leadership Award

• January 19, 2024

About Me

Nontokozo Londiwe Dludla is 32 years old, From South Africa residing in the rural area of Kwa-Dlangezwa (KZN) Kwa-Zulu Natal province under King Cetshwayo District. She is a founder and Director of Mcebowethu Projects PTY (LTD), founder and a chairperson of Abathembu Projects (NPO), and Secretary of UMpheme Community Development Foundation (NPO).

Academic excellence is her driving force and is still striving to acquire more accolated in the training and development fraternity.  Having acquired Bachelor of Arts Degree in Information Science from the University of Zululand, she was certified as the best student in Management Principles (2012). She has since acquired a passion for the Built Environment which focuses on construction activities, she further studied “Supervision Construction Processes”: Civil NQF Level 4 and (ii) Home Building Skills Course, Innovation building Technology, Health and Safety in a workplace and Housing Development Chain. Ms Dludla’s other passion is in efficient Business Management where she has studied Financial Management. Ms Dludla has been a delegate representing South Africa in the Republic of China participating in the Marine Economic Development and Management studies.

Mcebowethu Projects is a 100% black youth owned business where Ms Dludla is the majority shareholder with 90% of the company shares. Mcebowethu Projects is located at Kwa-Zulu Natal in Kwa- Dlangezwa, with footprint in most of KwaZulu Natal with ambitious to grow into other provinces and expand internationally. The main operations of the organisation were provision of training and development in construction courses for Historically Disadvantaged individuals in the rural areas of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Mcebowethu prides itself in the in the provision of adequate, appropriate, and high-quality skills that contributes towards economic growth, empowerment creation and social development.

The training is twofold, where theoretical and practical experience is offered to the learners, where constructions site is earmarked for the experiential learning. The focus of Mcebowethu is to ensure that communities are left at a better standing with fit for purpose infrastructure and skilled labour. Functional infrastructure and skills basic fire fighter course. Our vision is to leverage the strong relationship that we build with our clients and to be recognised for training excellence in our field and to be the best choice of every training professional looking, upgrading their skills, and learning new skills.

Abathembu Project is a non- profit organisation situated at Kwa-Dlangezwa Area ward 10, the organisation was formed in 2005. Our main vison is to give hope to the hopeless through education and help the helpless by assisting them with basic needs including dignity packs. The goal is to have our own centre in the future within the community on the land which has already been procured for the non-profit operations. A community centre will also be used as a feeding scheme centre for the children.

IAM GRATEFUL TO “WOMEN ICON POWERED BY TIMES WOMEN” FOR HONOURING ME WITH THIS AWARD. THIS AWARD ENCOURAGES ME TO CONTINUE SPREADING MY WINGS IN BECOMING A BETTER WOMEN AND A BETTER VERSION OF MYSELF, SETTING AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER WOMEN GLOBALLY. NONTOKOZO LONDIWE DLUDLA