Our Architects

Our team

We are changemakers with a passion for seeing organisations thrive.

Our architects are women’s rights and social justice activists, coaches, educators and systems change facilitators. We each have a keen interest in making wellbeing a priority in organisations through:

Diversity, equity and inclusion
Healthy power dynamics
Accountability
Empathy and care

We are not afraid to facilitate discussions around potential growth points such as anti-blackness, race politics and other internal conflicts. Opening up conversations about these issues is the start of building healthy and supportive internal cultures.

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Shamillah Wilson

Wellbeing Coach and Process Architect

BA (University of Cape Town – UCT), MPhil in Inclusive Innovation (UCT GSB)

Shamillah is a South African feminist and women’s rights and social justice activist. She is the recipient of an Inyathelo Women in Philanthropy Award in 2015 and a Bertha Scholarship in 2016. Shamillah is a wellbeing coach and process architect who provides consulting services to feminist and social justice leaders and organisations globally.

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Ella Scheepers

Systems Change Facilitator and Process Architect

LLB (UCT), MBA (UCT, GSB), PhD candidate (UCT)

Ella is a South African feminist facilitator, educator and activist experienced in the fields of human rights law and social innovation in Southern Africa. She works at the intersections of social justice, systems change and feminist practice. Ella is a lecturer and facilitator in systems change who works with social justice organisations locally and across the African continent.

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Mandisa Mbaligontsi

Wellbeing Facilitator and Associate Process Architect

BA in Communications Sciences (UNISA), IMM, MPhil in Inclusive Innovation candidate (UCT, GSB)

Mandisa is a South African changemaker facilitating innovative and inclusive programmes focused on wellbeing for grassroots organisations. She is the recipient of a Bertha Scholarship.

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Dela Gwala

Storyteller, Facilitator and Associate Wellbeing Architect

MA in Gender Studies (SOAS University of London), MA, Creative Writing (UCT)

Dela is a South African feminist, activist and multidisciplinary storyteller. She writes and speaks about healing, memory, trauma and social justice. Her facilitation work has focused on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), as well as racial and economic parity in post-Apartheid South Africa.

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Helena Wagener

Dialogue Facilitator, Coach and Associate Process Architect

Cert. Process Dialogue (Academy of Professional Dialogue), Recovery Coaching (Foundation for Recovery and Wellness Coaching,UK)

Helena is a South African dialogue facilitator and coach exploring the intersections between dialogue, power and privilege, trauma, marginalised identities, neurodiversity and collective decision. In her work with social activists, she brings a trauma-sensitive approach to her work. She is also a member of the International Academy of Professional Dialogue.

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Christy Alves

Facilitator and Associate Process Architect

Bachelor of Sciences, Politics and Media (UCT)

Christy is a South African feminist researcher, organiser and facilitator based in South Africa and Brazil. She works to disrupt power imbalances with organisations in the areas of human rights, gender justice, digital justice, collective defence and movement strengthening. Christy approaches her work through an intersectional feminist lens and ethics.

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