Nomthandazo Mankazana-Mokoa is the WVL SA Manager. She started her career working as an intern at GL in 2011. She was promoted to Gender and Governance Officer, Executive Assistant, and then Alliance and Partnerships South Africa Officer. Between 2015 and 2019 Mankazana-Mokoa completed her Bachelor of Social Science degree from Monash University in South Africa, where she majored in Criminology and International Studies. She volunteered at the Kwa-Thema Trauma Centre located at the Kwa-Thema Police Station; consulted with South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) and worked as the EU project coordinator at the National Shelter Movement of South Africa based at Nissa Institute for Women’s Development office. She has contributed and gathered data for research conducted by the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the National Shelter Movement, Housing women who have experienced abuse: Policy, Funding and Practice: Profiling shelters in KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape.
Contact: grants1@genderlinks.org.za
Thenjiwe Ngcobo is the WVL Grants and Networking Coordinator. She is a distinguished professional with over two decades of experience in gender advocacy, community development, and stakeholder engagement. Her career reflects a steadfast commitment to addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV), child protection, and promoting equality and empowerment for vulnerable groups. Ms. Ngcobo holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Philosophy, Politics, and Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her expertise spans project management, policy development, training, and multidisciplinary approaches to Child protection and GBV prevention. In January 2025, Ms. Ngcobo joined Gender Links as the WVL Grants and Networking Coordinator, where she continues to leverage her expertise in program management, stakeholder engagement, and gender advocacy to drive impactful initiatives across the region.
Contact: grants2@genderlinks.org.za
Fikile Maviya is the Grants Compliance Manager responsible for finance management and training of Grantees in the finance systems. She reviews the reports and provides feedback to Grantees and Management. Fikile, joined Gender Links in 2014 working in the Corporate Department and was later in 2015 moved to the GL Cottages to work as the GL Events Manager. In June 2020 due to COVID 19 affecting the Hospitality Industry she left the GL Cottages to join the Women’s Voice and Leadership Project team. Fikile is a holder of an administration diploma, events management diploma, CIS level 2 governance qualification, project management certificate with Norvatis and an SA Specialist certificate holder. Her experience includes finance, event management and logistics, governance, procurement, travel bookings, asset management, office management, contracts management. She has over 15 years’ experience working in different NGOs in the Finance and Administration departments.
Contact: grants.officer@genderlinks.org.za
Thuthukani Dlomo is the WVL Grant Associate. He joined Gender Links in April 2024 as a Grant Associate. He is an experienced accountant with over ten (10) years accounting, finance, grants administration experience. As a Regional Accountant in his recent years, he has been an integral part of a fast paced and diverse SADC economic development project being implemented by Development Alternative Initiatives (DAI). His journey in the NGO sector began in 2018 where he worked as a Bookkeeper for Wits Health Consortium in Soweto (Bara). He then joined DAI in 2019 where I worked as an Accountant two successful regional projects namely Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub funded by USAID. He then joined Trade Forward Southern Africa funded by FCDO.
Contact: grantassociate@genderlinks.org.za