by GFA Admin | Jan 10, 2025 | All News
My name is Kelebogile Magoai, from Pretoria. I am a qualified aircraft maintenance technician.I attended the Girls Fly Africa (GFA) camp in 2013 when I was in Grade 12. All I knew about aviation was planes, pilots, and cabin crew, but there is much more to it, looking...
by GFA Admin | Jan 10, 2025 | All News, GFA Impact Stories
Indlela ibuzwa kwabaphambili is a Zulu proverb meaning those who have gone before are the ones who can show the path. Born in Soweto, Mpho Radebe graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) with a mechanical engineering degree. She is also studying for a...
by GFA Admin | Jan 9, 2025 | All News, GFA Impact Stories
Empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality is crucial to accelerating sustainable development.Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it also has a multiplier effect across all other development...
by GFA Admin | Feb 21, 2024 | All News, GFA Impact Stories
My name is Nomathemba Khumalo, and I am a qualified Aeronautical engineer and a certified Drone pilot. I grew up in Stanger, located in KwaZulu-Natal. Ever since I was young, I dreamed of pursuing a career in aviation and becoming a pilot. However, during a career...
by GFA Admin | Feb 21, 2024 | All News
My name is Bokang Kwadi, but you can call me Beekay. I hail from a small village in Limpopo called Lekurung. I am a qualified Aeronautical Engineer and Drone Pilot, but my career path took an unexpected turn when I landed a job in the Supply Chain department at...
by GFA Admin | Jul 24, 2023 | GFA Impact Stories
How does a young woman find her feet in STEM without familial ties or direct connections? Going back to 2016, 15-year-old Savannah had a plethora of questions. I was skeptical about attending an aerospace camp with 120 girls I had never met before. I had no idea then...