Our Team

Vusumzi Dyantyi

Board MemberVusumzi Dyantyi is a dancer, singer, drummer and a community development facilitator. His experience spanning over a decade has led him to work across both different projects and countries in the arts and development industry. As a result he has also received formal and informal training with various institutions and worked with top companies,directors,artists and choreographers, such as Brett Bailey(The Thirdworld Bunfight), Lindelani Mkhize (Joyous Celebration), Somizi Mhlongo, Dizu Plaatjies (Amamphondo; Head of African Music Department, UCT) and Patrick Swayze (Hollywood Actor) to mention just a few. Vusumzi has most recently worked in Norway doing a rehabilitation and reintegration program for prisoners and parolees using performing arts as a tool. He is now sharing his experience with vulnerable youth and young people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds through the RedZebra Foundation which uses performing and facilitated dialogue to discuss relating to the youth. As the former lead trainer programme director in the RedZebra“WeCanBeatIt!” school program using performing arts and creative dialogue to address Life Orientation topics in schools he is making a tangible difference in South African communities. In 2015, Vusumzi Dyantyi was part of a team designing and running a youth programme “WeCanBeatIt!” which received an endorsement from the Provincial (Western Cape) Department of Health and the Department of Education.

Peter Schaupp

Board Member

Born in Germany, Peter moved to South Africa in 1998 and has studied Psychology, Social Linguistics and isiXhosa at the University of Cape Town (UCT). As a passionate percussionist, he has designed and taught a “West African Percussion and Djembe” courses at College of Music, University of Cape Town. Merging the performing arts and social psychology, Peter has been involved in designing, training and managing various youth empowerment projects since 1998. He is the founding member and Managing Director of the Red Zebra Youth Empowerment foundation. Additionally, he was also the lead Training Coordinator for all dance4life training in Africa. This role was responsible for the development and implementation of training for all youth peer educators and trainers in participating countries. Peter is dedicated to youth empowerment, particularly in addressing inequalities resulting from South Africa’s history, including in gender equality. In 2013 Peter co-designed and co-trained a youth development programme for the South African organisation LoveLife that had 1000 youth workers and reached hundreds of thousands of youth that year.

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Rendani Mulaudzi

Board Member

Rendani Mulaudzi holds a Master of Environmental Sciences (University of Venda) and is currently a PhD candidate and Lecturer in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Studies at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He is furnished with invaluable organizational, project management, public communication and leadership skills. Rendani serves as a member of the National Coordinating Body for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in South Africa. He played a leading role in establishing Belemu Community Ecotourism Development Organisation. Rendani enjoys working directly with students from historically disadvantaged communities in South Africa. Maybe some more info on HPW background and experience

Peggy Zinziswa Mongoato

Board Member

I am a Creative Entrepreneur. I studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Cape Town and worked in various performance platforms since graduating. My experience ranges from Theatre acting, directing and script development and crosses to local television features on series, commercials and international work. But I am drawn to the development of youth and the business of the arts, therefore I started my own company as a means of creating work for other artists. I have been fortunate enough to have been mentored, trained and collaborated with some of the most successful people in the Arts industry. My life's goal is to share the lessons I have learned with those younger than me whilst changing the narrative of the poor artist in this country.