EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SAB FOUNDATION

Bridgit Evans heads up the SAB Foundation which invests in and provides business support to entrepreneurs and social innovators. Prior to this, Bridgit was the CEO of the GreaterGood Group, a firm specialising in socio economic development consulting across eight African countries to international aid agencies, impact investment professionals, social enterprises, the private sector and South African government departments.

Bridgit began her career at Tshikululu Social Investments, philanthropic grant managers for Anglo American, De Beers and the First Rand Group. She also spent time at the Gordon Institute of Business Science running the Social Entrepreneurship Programme as well as the Imagination Leadership Programme. Bridgit has two degrees in Psychology and an MBA from University of Cape Town and the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. She currently serves on three boards including Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) South Africa. She is an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow with a passion for unlocking opportunities for people to transform their lives and realise their potential.

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Thiloshnee Vythilingam joined the Foundation in 2017 and prior to that worked across SAB’s internal and external communications function. She holds a BA degree in communication science from UNISA. She is passionate about helping people and served as a SAB Soul Ambassador for five years.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST

Wendy Simunyu is the SAB Foundation’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. She is passionate about enhancing human development and well-being using data as a guiding tool to help organisations and leaders make informed decisions that bring about lasting, impactful change.

She has experience in managing the monitoring and evaluation structures, systems, standards, and processes of companies. She has also managed the accountability relationships of organisations to enable them to effectively monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of their interventions and continuously demonstrate their social impact on various programs against set KPIs and initial impact goals.

Prior to joining SAB Foundation in 2019, she was a functional trainee within the Legal & Corporate Affairs Department at AB-In-Bev. She holds a Bachelor’s Honours degree in Social Work and a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from the University of the Witwatersrand.

HEAD OF PROGRAMMES

Itumeleng Dhlamini is the Head of Programmes at the SAB Foundation. She is a social innovation enabler and business development practitioner with extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing multi-stakeholder education and skills initiatives.

Prior to joining the SAB Foundation, Itumeleng led the Digital Skills Academy and managed strategic partnerships at the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.

She was also the Country Programme Manager at Nuffic, a Dutch International Organisation overseeing development projects in five African countries. Itumeleng also led the Skills and Enterprise portfolio at the British Council and spent some time managing the Social Entrepreneurship programme at the GIBS Business School.

Itumeleng holds an MPhil in Development Practice from the University of Pretoria and is passionate about developing and investing in sustainable businesses that improve communities while contributing to economic growth.

SAB FOUNDATION COORDINATOR

Michel-le’ Gamalitshoyo is the SAB Foundation coordinator. She is an accomplished professional with a background in corporate governance and procurement. She has served as a Company Secretarial Coordinator at The South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd, where she provided comprehensive support to the team on all company statutory and governance matters.

Michel-le’ has a Diploma in Media Practices, specialising in Radio Broadcasting, and has a passion for authentic communication and storytelling. She is currently completing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing Management.

Her valuable contribution to the team stems from her aptitude in problem-solving, project and event planning, and creative thinking, as well as her ardent passion for making a positive impact on the lives of the youth in our country.

SAB FOUNDATION PROGRAMME SPECIALIST

Onthatile Ditshego is the SAB Foundation as Programmes Specialist. She is a highly skilled programme manager and development specialist with a diverse background in public health education, advocacy, social entrepreneurship, education, and the arts.

With a strong passion for development, Onthatile is dedicated to driving meaningful change in individuals' lives and society at large. With extensive experience in programme management, she has successfully led various initiatives in the social entrepreneurship and education sector, including curriculum development, stakeholder engagement, and facilitation.

Onthatile's commitment to social change extends to diverse communities, where she has facilitated discussions on sustainability and innovation. She is a dynamic and dedicated professional ready to make a significant impact in the field of social innovation.

The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Programme is intended to develop the entrepreneurial capacity of students, academics and leaders.

Fetola is an enterprise development consultancy that supports the growth of small and medium sized enterprises. It also assists them to become independent, sustainable, thriving businesses and qualified suppliers.

Further Impact designs and implements integrated development programmes for entrepreneurs, to grow them into high performing leaders and sustainable businesses.

Impact Amplifier supports the growth of high-impact, innovative businesses in Africa. It addresses socio-economic and environmental challenges by providing investment readiness and capital raising services to post revenue businesses.

The Socionext programme has a very practical learning-by-doing format taking participants and entrepreneurs step-by-step through a series of practical exercises. This then results in a tested and validated business proposition.

LEAD Impact Capital is a licensed asset manager focused on investing into innovative solutions for persistent problems of poverty and inequality. We are squarely focused on building an inclusive, equitable, and environmentally resilient society, and we believe that private sector social enterprises hold the greatest potential for unlocking long term, sustainable solutions to systemic inequalities.

THE Medunsa Organisation for Disabled Entrepreneurs develops, popularises and recognises a holistic vocational and economic model for South Africa that transforms persons with disabilities into integrated members of society.

The Jobs Fund is to co-finance projects by public, private and non-governmental organisations that will significantly contribute to job creation. This involves the use of public money to catalyse innovation and investment on behalf of a range of economic stakeholders in activities that contribute directly to enhanced employment creation in South Africa.