Today we meet Thandolwenkosi Mthembu. She is the founder of Azaniya Urban Solutions and is an architectural urban strategist. As a specialist in urban strategy for developing countries, Thando is passionate about finding pioneering solutions for African cities that are inclusive and economically advantageous for the urban poor.
She completed her undergraduate degree in Architecture at the University of KwaZulu Natal. She was then awarded a bursary by the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research to pursue her Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning at the University of Witwatersrand. In 2016, Thando was appointed as a lecturer at the Durban University of Technology in the Architecture Department. She was then awarded the Chevening Scholarship where she moved across the world to complete her Master of Science in Urban Planning for Developing Countries and Transitional Regions at Oxford Brookes University.
In 2017 she was one of 200 Top young South Africans featured in the mail and guardian for her contribution in education and activism. As an advocate for equal opportunities for women in male-dominated fields such as the built environment; and for transformation of all issues around racial equity and the empowerment of women. Thando has also founded verago , a business intended to facilitate difficult but necessary conversations about transformation , diversity and inclusion.She’s a Pastor and ministers not only in Church but her social media platforms. She’s a mom to a wonderful boy.
When she isn’t changing the world , she runs and steps.“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5: 14-16Thando reminds us that we are gifted, we are the gifts; the light of the world and everyday she embodies this verse by living as her true authentic self. A blessing to others ❤️❤️❤️❤️ What an Alpha Female…#AlphaFemaleFridays#IntombiYomzulu#Architecture#Pastor#Entreprenuirship#Purpose
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