Our Name ‘Nyamukara’ – is a Venda word meaning “Heroine – Inspirational Innovator.”
Nyamukara Empowerment is a black women owned, registered South African non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering women youth and persons with disabilities through skills development, economic inclusion, digital literacy and community-based support programmes. Our work focuses on creating sustainable pathways to dignity, employment, and entrepreneurship for vulnerable women and survivors of gender-based violence
Mission Statement
To provide practical skills training, mentorship, digital inclusion and community empowerment programmes that improve livelihoods and create sustainable opportunities for women across South Africa.
Vision
To build empowered, economically independent, and resilient communities where women can thrive with dignity and opportunity.
1.1. Impact Driven
Nyamukara Empowerment is committed to Impacting Social Change by Supporting the goal for social change through impact driven development programmes and projects that are sustainable.
- We aim to break the cycle of poverty, gender based violence, unemployment by creating equal opportunities for women, youth and persons with disabilities through impact driven, innovative sustainable skills development and empowerment programmes.
- Economic stability and security
We believe that individual, community and societal empowerment is one of the defining forces for real, impactful and sustainable social change towards breaking socio-economic barriers, creating and opening opportunities for greater accessibility, inclusivity and equality. - Sustainable Development Goals
Our programmes are aligned to and support the following Sustainable Development Goals


1.2. Our Principles
Principles guiding our work (Graphic requested)
Empowerment Dignity Inclusion Accountability Integrity Community Sustainability
1.3. Key Milestones – Impact
Since inception of our empowerment training programme, we have :
- Supported and empowered women survivors of gender based violence
- Implemented our programme n seven provinces
- SETA Accredited training
- Digital Literacy Training
- Workplace Placements & Experiential Learning
- GBV Dialogues
- 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children and Exhibitions and Activations
- 25th “Orange Day” Exhibitions and Activations