Our collaborators
The people who show up
Career Guidance & Life Orientation runs on professionals who give up their time to talk to learners honestly about what their work is actually like. Twenty-eight of them, so far: doctors, nurses, engineers, architects, web developers, translators, coaches, tourism professionals, handymen, tradespeople and business owners, each speaking about the field they actually work in.
Daniel Sindana
Technology Development and Innovation
Works in technology development.
Erfan Yeganeh
Family Physician and Medical Management
A family physician in general medical care.
Farah Naimi
Operations Director: Marketing & Customer Relations
A partner in a hospitality and import and export business, and a director here.
Foad Naimi
Electronics & Telecommunications Engineer, MBA
A partner in a hospitality and import and export business, and a director here.
Fuad Izadinia
Architect
An architect, based in design and structure.
Gilbert Mmakgorong Tlhako
Electrician / Tradesman / Handyman / Construction
Electrical and construction trade work.
Gracian Chimwaza
PhD Information Science / NGO / Own business
Executive Director of ITOCA, an NGO.
Italia Tombisa
Business Administration
Works in business administration.
Johannes Mahlangu
Barber
Runs a barbering business.
Khoeli Pholosi
Teacher Training / News Agency Training
Works in teacher training and news agency training.
Kian Ashoori
Construction & Project Management
Works in construction and project management.
Leva Aghighian
Computer Engineering student, University of Pretoria
A second-year student who programmes, tutors maths and physics, handles social media and marketing, and is a class representative.
Mako Chimwaza
BCom Information Management Student
A university student who also runs Red Recycling Solutions.
Malaika Raoufi
Doctor of Medicine / Research Oncology
A medical doctor working in research oncology.
Martha Chimwaza
Business / Guesthouse
In business, running a guesthouse.
Massoud Derakhshani
Architect
An architect, shaping how buildings take form.
Mehry Rahmani
Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
A project management, and monitoring and evaluation, specialist.
Mojgan Derakhshani
Business Administration & Conflict Resolution
Works in business admin and mediation.
Mojgan Yeganeh-Arani
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
A naturopath, focused on natural health care.
Nelly Nelisiwe Mtshaise
Recycling
Runs a recycling business.
Rayan Shams
Anaesthetist, Medical Doctor
A medical doctor working as an anaesthetist.
Roya Shams
Specialist Family Medicine Doctor
Owner of Sanridge Medical Centre.
Sam Von Eck
Management Consultant & Community Development
Management consulting and community work.
Shahriar Khayyam
Electrical Engineer / MBA / Own business
An electrical engineer, running his own business.
Shiva Shams
Nurse / Home Care / Real Estate
An award-winning estate agent with Leapfrog.
Sina Parastaran
General Practitioner, Family Doctor
A family doctor with a Master of Public Health.
Stanley Koena Ntsara
Tourism / Coach
Works in tourism and coaching, guiding people.
Zuhal Werner
Process Engineer
A process engineer, improving systems.
Join them
Give your time. Change how a learner sees their own future.
If you're a working professional in Gauteng and want to speak to Grade 9–12 learners about your field, we'd like to hear from you.
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