Semakaleng Dhlamini is a co-founder of Tech Flow Afrika. She is currently working on a project for the Roger Federer Foundation - The School Readiness Initiative where she supports Grade R teachers in the North West Province to teach and guide Grade R learners to reach their true and full potential and be ready for Grade 1. She was a programme manager at COUNT Africa, a mathematics organization that seeks to improve learner performance in Maths through a broad range of strategies such as increased parental involvement in their children’s education, changing the negative perception towards mathematics and demonstrating that mathematics is part of the daily life activities of children and their families. She is passionate about helping mathematics teachers to teach using strategies that are relevant for the 4th IR. She was selected as one of the Young African Leaders in the Southern African countries to participate in the Education Change Makers Cohort and she was also selected out of 700 applicants to be a member of the Lincoln Mali Foundation: Young African Leaders. In the past 10 years, Semakaleng has helped more than 500 ECD, Foundation Phase, and Senior Phase teachers to solve challenges that learners face when learning mathematics. She has designed a mathematics resource manual that supports teachers in using relevant teaching resources per grade per topic as it plays a role in learners mastering and understanding mathematics. Semakaleng is also keen to help School Management teams to manage and lead teachers effectively in the delivery of the curriculum in their schools in the current times. In the past 5 years, she has assisted school management teams to manage and lead the curriculum effectively by using technical and adaptive tools. This has helped School Management Teams of 90 schools in the Free State Province to maximize the time they spend at school by leading teachers effectively.

Semakaleng’s mother was a teacher who helped her develop a love for teaching. Her mother helped her to understand why it is important for a teacher to teach effectively by helping learners link what they are learning in the classroom with what they do at home. At the age of 14, Semakaleng was already thinking about administrative tools that could minimise the process of marking learner scripts while maximising the time spent by a teacher to give individualised feedback to learners. She earned a degree in BSc Financial Mathematics at The University of The Free State where she tutored 1st to 3rd year students on different mathematics modules. Her skills were vastly utilised when she started monitoring and supporting mathematics teachers at the age of 22. She researched on the best methodologies to use in the classroom so that learners could not only master but see that mathematics is fun, interactive and is for everyone. She proceeded in her studies by completing her Postgraduate degree in Higher Education. Some of the courses that Semakaleng has completed are Robotics training on LEGO Mindstorms EV3, Facilitator Training in Information, Communication Technology in Education. She worked at Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance (MGSLG) where she was an e-Facilitator and change Management Training Coordinator, she trained teachers on how to use SMARTBOARDS for teaching and learning and supported FET teachers to use GEOGEBRA as a tool for plotting graphs to enhance understanding of the concepts FUNCTIONS and GRAPHS. She assisted School Management Teams to utilize SA-SAMS and Tiple D (Data Driven Districts) effectively. During her time with MGSLG, she learned to create Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard. She worked with 2Enable Enterprises to develop Foundation Phase curriculum support materials that will be broadcast on free-to-air television channels, including the DBE TV channel and on various online platforms. She has vast experience in checking the translations of Mathematics Grade 4 – 6 materials from English to seSotho, Sepedi and seTswana are accurate and convey the intended meaning of the original. With the vast experience I have, I believe that I am the best candidate for the position of Manager of Special Projects and Partnerships.