“Always believe in yourself — because if you don’t, others will try to tell you how to live your life”

Dikeledi Moabelo

Category

Rural Development
 

Organisation / Company

House of Labron Foundation

 

Position

Founder| Community developer| Pilanthropist | Global speaker | Activist

 

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Profile

Dikeledi Moabelo’s journey began in the rural village of Madietane in Limpopo, where she was raised by her grandparents and grew up dreaming of something greater. That gap she felt as a girl led her to establish the  House of Labron Foundation, a pan-African organisation that empowers, uplifts and educates disadvantaged youth. Dikeledi, 34, who began her professional career as a flight attendant with SAA, eventually followed her true calling — community development. She earned her BA in community development from Unisa and poured more than eight years of experience into building her organisation from the ground up. As founder and director, she leads all local and international programming, from researching under-resourced schools and securing partnerships to coordinating cross-border empowerment missions. House of Labron Foundation has reached more than 16 000 students in South  Africa and hosted interventions in Nigeria, Swaziland, and Lesotho. Her work champions sustainable develop- ment goals of awareness, policy advocacy, and accessible education. Dikeledi’s mission is clear: to be the leader she once needed — one who turns hardship into healing and vision into victory.

Qualifications

BA in Community Development, University of South Africa (UNISA) – (*in progress)

Achievements

  • Hosted programmes in Nigeria, where food and toiletries were donated to a refugee camp in Plateau State.
  • Ran a youth empowerment and development programme in Eswatini.
  • Donated toiletries and provided empowerment sessions to learners at two schools in the Royal Kingdom of Lesotho.
  • Supported more than 16 000 students in various schools across South Africa over the past seven years.

Mentors

Draw inspiration from the late Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Her videos offer strength during moments of fatigue or defeat — a force who stood her ground even when it was unfashionable. Admiration also goes to a younger version of self — the little girl who fought to create the woman seen today.