Our vision
To build resilient families and empowered communities through healing, support and development.
Who we are
A foundation built on love, healing and legacy.
Conika Nazo Foundation (CNF) is a registered non-profit company established in January 2026. Rooted in Gugulethu, Cape Town, we work toward more resilient families and empowered communities.
Our beginnings
A personal story, a wider purpose.
The foundation was created in loving memory of Babalwa Barbara Nazo’s late father, brothers and nephew. Her journey through loss, caregiving and resilience shaped a commitment to helping others navigate life’s toughest challenges.
Through safe spaces, practical development and community-minded support, CNF seeks to help people heal, learn and build a future with greater possibility.
“From personal loss grew a lifelong commitment to healing, empowering and uplifting others.”
Our mission
To provide hope, support, empowerment and opportunity that strengthen social and emotional wellbeing.
Our values
Love, healing, appreciation, legacy, compassion, integrity, dignity and community.
Our work
Programmes shaped around people and possibility.
Wellbeing · Mentorship · Stronger families
Brother’s Haven
A men’s support and development initiative creating space for healing, mental wellbeing and personal growth. Its focus includes life skills, mentorship, economic empowerment and stronger families and communities.
Youth development · Learning · Opportunity
Future Makers
CNF’s youth development portfolio includes entrepreneurship training, business planning and mentorship; learner’s licence preparation and road safety education; and an education bursary concept for learners in Grades 1–7.
Learning · Skills · Personal development
Sakh’ikamva Academy
An initiative focused on learning, personal development and practical skills, helping children and young people grow in confidence and find pathways to further opportunity.
Future Makers · pathways to opportunity
Skills that can open doors.
Entrepreneurship initiative
From ideas to enterprise
Workshops, financial literacy, business planning, mentorship and a business-plan competition. Selected participants may have opportunities to pursue start-up funding through prospective partnerships.
Driver’s licence initiative
More mobility, more possibility
Learner’s licence preparation, road safety education and access to driving lessons, with subsidised or sponsored opportunities being explored through partners.
Education bursary initiative
A stronger start for learners
A proposed Grade 1–7 bursary programme aims to support learners’ education and development in partnership with schools and future supporters.
Community support
Strong communities, built together.
Alongside our named initiatives, CNF’s wider organisational work includes education bursary support and community programmes that respond to local needs, strengthen families and connect people with opportunity.
Learning and community care
A note on our programmes
Some initiatives are being developed for implementation through strategic partnerships and funding mobilisation. Funding and partnerships described as prospective are not yet secured.