Brenda Skelenge is a Cape Cultural Collective Board member. She is the founder of Leaps Development and Advocacy NPO; She is also a Microsoft Global Training Partner and has developed a holistic educational support hub that facilitates training, support and transformation for youth and communities.
Brenda has placed education, creativity and technology at the centre of community development. Under Brenda’s leadership, Trending Khalture opened and she ran Moholo LiveHouse which became a beacon of arts; hosting live music, book launches, artistic exhibitions and powerful creative discussions. These collaborations birthed Khayelitsha’s first ever free “pop-up” arts school, The Harare Academy of Inspiration. In recognition of her role, Brenda received an award from the Department of Arts and Culture in 2016.