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“This work is not for yourselves; kill that spirit of self and do not live above your people but with them. If you can rise, bring someone with you”. 

BRING OTHERS UP

Leadership – Empowerment – Education – Legacy


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CMMI 2024-2025 PROFILE

About Charlotte Maxeke 

Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke was born April 1871 in Fort Beaufort (Eastern Cape) to Ann Manci and John Kgope Mannya from Botlokwa in Limpopo.

  • She was the first black South African  woman to graduate with a University degree, obtaining a BSC Degree at Wilberforce University Ohio USA in 1901.
  • One of her teachers at Wilberforce was Dr. W.E.B Du Bois, who then wrote a foreword on her biography by Dr. A.B Xuma. 

OBJECTIVES

-To have direct and measurable impact in skills development for women and youth.
-Historicising women’s stories inspired by the achievements of Charlotte Maxeke and the women before us.

VISION

To scale our impact as a development Institute that empowers women and youth with skills in the areas of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship.
We aim to historicise women’s contribution to its rightful place in history.

MISSION

Our mission is to continue the work and legacy of Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke and SKILL COMMUNITIES. We aim to inspire social activism through her words “If you can rise, bring someone with you”.

Organisation Pillars 

#LEEL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT LEGACY 

Leadership

Inspiring servant leadership and advocacy for the empowerment of rural & urban communities.

Education

Proponent for skills driven education and future graduates who will create industries of employment. 

Empowerment

Providing skills in the areas of agriculture and entrepreneurship.

Legacy

Historicising the work and contribution of women through books, exhibitions, documentaries, dialogues, design, merch, awards & lectures.

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    About CMMI

    The Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI)  is a women and youth empowerment NPO/NPC in the areas of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship.

    NPC 978 133 2169
    PBO 930 073 177
    VAT 462 028 4119