Stanford Ndlovu

Stanford Ndlovu (he/him) holds a bachelors degree in Education and Honours degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development both from the University of Pretoria, he is a YALI Regional Center Southern Africa alumnus and Teachers Change Agent Network. In partnership with The Trevor Noah Foundation, he completed a prestigious teacher development programme called Education Change Makers from Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre Southern Africa (YALI RLC-SA).

Stanford is passionate about training, mentoring, youth development, human rights, and civic leadership. He is an advocate for quality education. He is currently a Teacher Coach at Jakes Gerwel Fellowship and Alumni committee member of the TeachersCAN Network, he is a Seasoned teacher and facilitator.

Blog: Shaping Belonging: Youth leadership in communities  

In this blog post, Stanford highlights how Makhanda’s youth are reclaiming their history and transforming their town through leadership, collaboration, and social connectedness.

Synergos is dedicated to systemic change in South Africa, fostering collaborative leadership, partnerships, and participatory governance to promote equitable access to human rights and services, with a focus on reducing poverty through sustainable solutions and increased impact. Through initiatives like the Municipal Leadership and Governance Initiative, Synergos strengthens municipal leadership, participatory governance, and active citizenry, particularly focusing on youth and women’s voices to foster social connectedness and collective action through transformational dialogue processes.