Inclusive pathways to meaningful opportunity

From potential
to possibility.

Isandla Inclusive NPC creates accessible pathways to skills development, employment, entrepreneurship and meaningful participation for persons with disabilities.

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Disability inclusionSkills developmentEmployment access
YOURPOTENTIAL
01Discover
04Equip
07Flourish

Every journey is different.
Every talent matters.

Why Us

See the Potential Before the Disability

Persons with disabilities possess talent, intelligence, determination and professional potential. However, inaccessible systems, communication barriers, limited opportunities and unsuitable support can prevent individuals from demonstrating their abilities.

Isandla Inclusive exists to help remove these barriers and create equitable opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate meaningfully in education, employment, entrepreneurship and society.

As a disability-led organisation, we combine lived experience with practical knowledge of accessibility, workplace inclusion and community needs. We listen to individuals, recognise their strengths and work collaboratively with employers, training providers, funders and community organisations.

Our commitment is simple: see the person, recognise the potential and create the access needed to transform potential into possibility.

Human dignityEqual opportunityPractical supportAccessibilitySustainable inclusion

About Us

About Isandla Inclusive

Isandla Inclusive NPC is a disability-led nonprofit organisation based in KwaZulu-Natal that provides services across South Africa. We create accessible pathways to skills development, meaningful employment, entrepreneurship and full participation in society for persons with disabilities.

Our programmes and services are organised into seven service pathways: Discover, Evaluate, Connect, Equip, Enable, Advance and Flourish.

Isandla Inclusive is a registered Non-Profit Company, a SARS-approved Public Benefit Organisation and a Section 18A-approved organisation.

Individuals, employers, partners and funders throughout South Africa can access or support the service pathway most relevant to their needs, goals and opportunities.

Mr Phillip T. Makhetha, Chairperson of Isandla Inclusive NPC.

Our Leadership

Mr Phillip T. Makhetha

Chairperson, Isandla Inclusive NPC

Mr Phillip T. Makhetha is the Chairperson of Isandla Inclusive NPC and a committed advocate for disability inclusion, accessibility and community empowerment.

As a leader who is Hard of Hearing, Phillip brings valuable lived experience and a strong understanding of the barriers that persons with disabilities may encounter when accessing education, skills development, employment and full participation in society.

Phillip provides leadership and strategic direction in advancing Isandla Inclusive’s mission. He is passionate about building meaningful partnerships between persons with disabilities, employers, training providers, government institutions, funders and community organisations.

His leadership reflects a simple but powerful belief: disability should never define a person’s potential. Through Isandla Inclusive, Phillip is committed to transforming potential into possibility and contributing to a more accessible, equitable and inclusive South Africa.

The Isandla Journey

From Potential to Possibility.
Empowering Every Talent.

For all persons with disabilities.

Our person-centred service pathways connect potential to practical support, capability building and sustainable opportunity. People can access the pathway that best matches their needs and progress at a pace that works for them.

Select a pathway below — 01 to 07 — to view its purpose, services, partners and contact options.

01 — Discover · Potential

Discover Potential

Who May Enter This Pathway?

  • A learner with talent
  • A job seeker with ability
  • A future entrepreneur
  • A person with valuable skills but limited opportunities
  • Any person with a disability who needs guidance or support

What We Identify

  • Strengths, talents and natural abilities
  • Interests across accounting, IT, engineering, healthcare, education, trades and other sectors
  • Career, learning and enterprise aspirations
  • Gaps that may need to be addressed later

Our Services

  • Individual potential and talent identification
  • Career guidance and pathway exploration
  • Mapping skills, interests and aspirations
  • Education, training, employment and enterprise opportunity research
  • Training Needs Analysis
  • Community programmes and youth-development outreach
  • Women’s empowerment initiatives
  • Initial information, guidance and referrals
  • Research and impact baseline data
  • Responsible data capture and records for planning

Purpose

To see the person first: potential before barriers. We document strengths, aspirations and goals so that suitable opportunities and support can be identified.

Suitable Pathway Partners

  • Schools
  • Disability organisations
  • Community and youth organisations
  • Career-guidance professionals
  • Research and outreach partners

Partnership opportunities available.

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Partner & Support Us

Partner With Us. Support Every Pathway.

Help create accessible education, employment, entrepreneurship and inclusion opportunities for persons with disabilities across South Africa.

Partner With Us

  • Offer employment or workplace experience
  • Provide accredited training, mentorship or expertise
  • Share accessibility or technology solutions
  • Support enterprise and community development

Support Our Work

  • Support a service pathway or programme
  • Sponsor learning and skills development
  • Contribute assistive technology or accessible communication
  • Support employment access and sustainable enterprise

Section 18A Giving

Isandla Inclusive is a SARS-approved Public Benefit Organisation and Section 18A-approved organisation. Qualifying donations may be eligible for a Section 18A receipt, subject to applicable requirements.

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New Service

Inclusive Sport Support

We support Deaf athletes and other athletes with disabilities by connecting them with sporting opportunities, funders, sponsors and development partners.

Support may include competition applications, funding proposals, travel coordination, accessibility assistance, uniforms, sporting equipment and pathways to national and international participation.

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Contact

Contact Isandla Inclusive

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Your Information

Privacy Policy

Isandla Inclusive NPC is the responsible party for personal information it processes through this website and related communications. We respect your privacy and are committed to processing personal information lawfully, reasonably and transparently in accordance with applicable South African data-protection requirements, including the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).

We may collect personal information when you contact us, request support, register an interest in training, enquire about partnership opportunities or communicate with us by email or WhatsApp.

We use this information only for legitimate organisational purposes, including responding to enquiries, providing requested support, communicating about programmes and opportunities, developing partnerships and maintaining appropriate organisational records.

We will take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. We will not sell personal information to third parties.

Through its partnership with Agape PA (Pty) Ltd, Isandla Inclusive receives access to POPIA compliance, information-security and data-governance support provided by a CISA-certified professional partner. This support assists with managing information risks, implementing appropriate safeguards and maintaining POPIA-aligned information-handling practices.

Personal information will only be shared with Agape PA (Pty) Ltd or another authorised service provider or partner where it is necessary, legally permitted and relevant to the requested service or opportunity. Appropriate confidentiality, security and data-processing requirements will apply, and consent will be obtained where required.

Please do not send identity documents, medical reports, banking information or other sensitive documents through a general website enquiry unless Isandla Inclusive has specifically requested them through an appropriate and secure process.

Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable legal and recordkeeping obligations. Thereafter, it will be securely deleted, destroyed or de-identified where appropriate.

You may contact us to request access to, correction or deletion of your personal information, or to object to its processing, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.

Privacy enquiries:
Email: info@isandlainclusive.org
WhatsApp: +27 79 591 0468

If you believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully, you may first contact Isandla Inclusive so that we can address your concern. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at POPIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za.