Cyber Young Minds
Promoting STEMD education by empowering young girls and unemployed youth through coding and robotics training!
About US
- Cyber young minds is non-profit organization which focuses on bridging the digital divide by providing young girls, women and youth a platform to learn about technology and how it can help them thrive in their STEMD career and give the disadvantaged communities access to digital technology. The cyber young minds focuses on STEMD (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and design) educational programs.
- It is easy to use technology as a tool to bring people and organizations together. Even easier to access meaningful opportunities for those who have favourable access. It is also disheartening to know that digital technologies inequality between disadvantaged and affluent areas has dwindled the level of social services available to marginalized masses.
- The gap has become wider and faster, which leads to ever greater inequalities. With the COVID 19 pandemic, many people in the disadvantaged communities were left jobless and could not make use of technology to look for jobs due to no access, but instead those who have access benefited more and managed to work from home with more than one job.
Our Vision
To bridge the digital gap through programs that empower the African young girls, women, people living with disabilities and youth (incl boys).
To empower and train as many of them as we can through coding bootcamps and virtual platforms.
To be the light to those who do not have access to internet.
Our Programs
Focus areas
Digital literacy
Coding and Robotics Bootcamps
Hackathons for Innovate ideas
Mentoring and coaching
Story telling
Focus Group
Young girls and women
People living with disabilities
Young boys
Unemployed youth with STEMD background
Teachers
Targeted Audiences
Schools
Communities
Programs Outline
Digital Literacy
- STEMD introduction
- Basic computer concepts
- Computer components
- Search Engine
- Upload and download
- Email setup
- Word and PowerPoint basics
Coding
- Coding Language
- Website using html
Robotics
- Component
- Building
- Operation
Mentoring and Coaching
- Soft skills
Our Team
Executive Team
Lulekwa Mcwabeni
Founder
- Born in Fort Beaufort kwa Nondyola Eastern Cape
- Matriculated with exemption at Thubalethu high school
- Methodist Church of SA Local Preacher and Alex/JHB LPA Circuit secretariat
- Holds Masters degree in Technology – Business Information systems
- IT Data and Information Architect
- Certified data management specialist
- Founder of Likhwezi Technologies (PTY) Ltd – ICT consultancy 2016
- Co-Founder of Cyber Young Minds foundation for STEMD 2023
- Board member of former SA President FW de Klerk foundation
- ICT Leader for Women Economic Assembly in the Presidency (Mr Ramaphosa) 2022
- Contributor in the industry (writing articles in ICT related topics) and SA Handbook ICT chapter
- Standard bank employee Beyond Excellency nominee 2017
- Top winning team Award winner at PBT group – Sasol data platform 2018
- Gauteng province women in leadership 2021Nominee award by Sunday World
- Profiled by Dept of Communications 2020
- Profiled by the Presidency to accompany his excellence Mr President Cyril Ramaphosa to West Africa (Cor’e de Voire, Ghana and Nigeria 2021)
- Interviewed by Newzroom Afrika television channel under women in leadership 2022
- Interviewed by Ugandian and other African countries television channels – on ICT
- Nominated to be one of 4 SA to go to UN Women train the trainer in Tanzania 2022
- UNWomen African Girl Child Can Code initiative Trainer 2023
Neliswa Chopela
Co-Founder
- Born in Soweto Dlamini
- Matriculated with exemption at the Hill High School JHB
- Holds undergraduate degree in management
- Versatile in SA languages
- African Bank Intern
- Programme Manager at Likhwezi Technologies
- Mentor of young girls and women within ICT sector
- Activities and task facilitator during camps
Likhwezi Pingo
Director - Youth and Innovation
- Born in Pretoria Gauteng
- Grade 12 learner at Crawford International College Pretoria
- Award winner of full Academic colours
- Top 5 learner at school
- Favorite subjects and high scoring subjects: Mathematics, Economics and English
- Learner pass average/level : 85-93%.
- Enjoys Figure skating
Advisory Board
Lulekwa Mcwabeni
Chairperson
- Born in Fort Beaufort kwa Nondyola Eastern Cape
- Matriculated with exemption at Thubalethu high school
- Methodist Church of SA Local Preacher and Alex/JHB LPA Circuit secretariat
- Holds Masters degree in Technology – Business Information systems
- IT Data and Information Architect
- Certified data management specialist
- Founder of Likhwezi Technologies (PTY) Ltd – ICT consultancy 2016
- Co-Founder of Cyber Young Minds foundation for STEMD 2023
- Board member of former SA President FW de Klerk foundation
- ICT Leader for Women Economic Assembly in the Presidency (Mr Ramaphosa) 2022
- Contributor in the industry (writing articles in ICT related topics) and SA Handbook ICT chapter
- Standard bank employee Beyond Excellency nominee 2017
- Top winning team Award winner at PBT group – Sasol data platform 2018
- Gauteng province women in leadership 2021Nominee award by Sunday World
- Profiled by Dept of Communications 2020
- Profiled by the Presidency to accompany his excellence Mr President Cyril Ramaphosa to West Africa (Cor’e de Voire, Ghana and Nigeria 2021)
- Interviewed by Newzroom Afrika television channel under women in leadership 2022
- Interviewed by Ugandian and other African countries television channels – on ICT
- Nominated to be one of 4 SA to go to UN Women train the trainer in Tanzania 2022
- UNWomen African Girl Child Can Code initiative Trainer 2023
Nyawa Dikwayo
CA(SA), MPHIL DEV
Nyawa has over 7 years’ experience working in the public sector, with keen interest in skills development. Her key areas of expertise are in financial planning and reporting for public entities. She is the former Chief Financial Officer at the South African Human Rights Commission and former Director for Financial Planning and Reporting at the National Skills Fund (part of Department of Higher Education). She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at NTG Solutions and an independent audit and risk committee member at a department and various public entities. In 2020, she obtained a Master of Philosophy in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch.
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Nyawa has over 7 years’ experience working in the public sector, with keen interest in skills development. Her key areas of expertise are in financial planning and reporting for public entities. She is the former Chief Financial Officer at the South African Human Rights Commission and former Director for Financial Planning and Reporting at the National Skills Fund (part of Department of Higher Education). She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at NTG Solutions and an independent audit and risk committee member at a department and various public entities. In 2020, she obtained a Master of Philosophy in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch.
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