Work With Nomveliso · Direct Access · Limited Intake · Founded Methodology
This is the work.
Done by the person
who built it.
Working directly with Nomveliso is not the premium tier of what the team offers. It is a categorically different engagement — personal, unhurried, and shaped entirely by who you are and what this season requires. Spaces are limited and offered by application only.
South Africa · Local
Working with Nomveliso
in South Africa
Online nationwide · East London in-person · One-on-one, group coaching, the Founder Parenting Circle, and Young Adult Reconstruction™
One-on-One |Group Coaching | Parenting Circle | Retreats
Selected Placements· USD Pricing
Working with Nomveliso
in International Placements
African families in British and Cambridge curriculum systems · Three selected placements · Parent conversation first · From USD 950
UK | China | Qatar | UAE | British / Cambridge Curriculum | Other
For Pre-Teens & Teenagers · Gr 5–12
Teencoaching With Nomveliso
One-on-one coaching using the full Nomveliso Mbanga Teencoaching™ methodology. Identity work, the MAE™ framework, self-leadership, and the Five Pillars — applied personally to your child's specific season, grade, and developmental reality.
From R8,500 | R1,500 admin fee · 30% deposit to confirm
Per session · Developmental Retainer model
Online nationwide · East London in-person available
One-on-one coaching
Personal coaching
with Nomveliso
Direct one-on-one coaching for pre-teens, teenagers, parents, and young adults. Each engagement is a Developmental Retainer — a sustained, personal relationship built around who your child is and what this season requires.
For Parents · Of Pre-Teens & Teenagers
Parent Coaching With Nomveliso
One-on-one parent coaching grounded in Nomveliso's Indigenously Parenting Coaching™ methodology. Ubuntu-rooted, instinct-based, and built for the real complexity of African parenting. Available for individual parents and couples.
From R8,500 | R1,500 admin fee · 30% deposit to confirm
Per session · Developmental Retainer model
Online nationwide · East London in-person available
For Young Adults · Ages 18–30
Young Adult Reconstruction™
Nomveliso personally leads the Young Adult Reconstruction™ programme — the deep, structured engagement for young adults who are rebuilding identity, redirecting their career, and building the inner architecture for an intentional adult life.
R12,500 / month
6-month minimum · Developmental Retainer model
R1,500 admin fee · 30% deposit to confirm
Fees shown are base rates. All engagements are confirmed through the intake process. Continental Africa clients are those based anywhere on the African continent outside South Africa. International clients are those based outside Africa entirely. If you are unsure which tier applies to you, indicate your location in your enquiry and it will be confirmed at intake.
Group coaching & circles
Nomveliso in the
group space
Two group formats where Nomveliso works directly with participants — intimate enough for real attention, structured enough for real accountability.
Group High-Pressure Cohort · ONLINE
Teencoaching Reset Performance - Online
High-touch group coaching for teens under high academic pressure who are not performing to their potential across multiple subjects — facilitated personally by Nomveliso Mbanga. Two sessions per month plus structured tasks between sessions. Covers the full MAE™ framework and all pillars, with deeper focus on academic behaviour, mindset, identity, and family dynamics. Includes structured monthly parent updates and one quarterly 30-min feedback session. Capped at 6 participants to ensure focused attention and measurable results.
R3,500 / month
Per teen · Monthly commitment · Intake with teen conversation first
Intake by application · Limited spaces
East London · In-Person
Teencoaching Group Sessions - East London
A dynamic, events-driven program for teenagers in East London — facilitated personally by Nomveliso Mbanga. Monthly sessions combining coaching content, interactive activities, and guest speakers. Covers the full MAE™ framework, identity, self-leadership, and academic excellence in a fun, engaging group environment. Designed for teens who want inspiration, guidance, and skill-building in a larger community.
Flexible group size — up to +30 participants.
R2,500 / month
Per teen · Monthly commitment · In-person · East London
Intake by application · Limited spaces
Founder Circle · 6 Months
Teencoaching Parenting Circle
A Founder-led version of the Teencoaching Parenting Circle™ — four group sessions and two individual one-on-one sessions per parent over 6 months, facilitated personally by Nomveliso Mbanga. For parents who want the full methodology and Nomveliso's direct attention in a community setting. Capped at 8 parents.
R4,900 / month
Per parent · 6-month commitment · R29,400 total
4 group + 2 individual sessions | WhatsApp support & curriculum
Residential retreats
All retreats are
led by Nomveliso
Every Nomveliso Mbanga Teencoaching™ retreat is currently facilitated personally by Nomveliso. Three days, residential, with a maximum of 15 participants per stream. The methodology is the same across all retreats — what changes is who is in the room and how the conversations are held.
All retreats are application-based and limited to a maximum of 15 participants. Investment varies based on venue and logistics. Full details and information packs are available on the Retreats page.
International · Selected Placements
Teens of African Indigenous Descendants
in global systems
Nomveliso Mbanga is currently accepting a small number of selected placements for African families living outside South Africa — specifically in countries where the British or Cambridge curriculum is used.
There is something specific that happens to African teenagers in global education systems. The environment is academically rigorous and often excellent — and it is also, in ways that are rarely named directly, a system in which African identity is consistently positioned as secondary. Not always explicitly. Often subtly. But consistently.
Nomveliso has worked with African teenagers in China and Qatar. Across different countries, different curricula, and different family contexts, she has observed the same pattern: a young person of extraordinary capability who has learned — consciously or not — to position themselves last. Academically. Socially. In their own self-perception.
This is not a character flaw. It is a response to an environment. And it is entirely reversible — when the work goes to the root of it, which is identity. When a young person is grounded in who they are — their indigenous self, their cultural intelligence, their ancestry as an asset rather than an obstacle — everything changes. How they perform. How they carry themselves. How they lead.
Who this is for
The specific young person
Nomveliso works with
The young person
A teenager of African descent, aged 10–18, living in a country where the British or Cambridge curriculum is used. They may be grounded in their African identity already — or they may be open to developing it. Both are welcome. What matters is that the family understands this is foundational to the work, not an optional component.
The curriculum context
Families in UK, and countries using the British or Cambridge curriculum — including but not limited to China, Qatar, UAE, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Singapore. If you are in a different curriculum system, you may request a preliminary conversation for consideration.
Selected placements
Nomveliso is opening three selected placements for international families. These are not open slots. They are deliberate choices — made after a parent conversation that establishes alignment in approach, values, and readiness.
The intake process begins with the parent. Before any work begins with the young person, Nomveliso holds a focused conversation with the family — to understand the context, to share the framework honestly, and to assess whether this is genuinely the right fit. If it is, the young person is integrated into the process. If it is not, Nomveliso will say so clearly and, where possible, recommend a better path.
The family
Parents who are actively involved in their child's development — not as observers, but as participants. The intake process begins with a parent conversation. This is not a formality. It is a genuine alignment process where Nomveliso understands the family's context and the family understands the depth and direction of the work.
The approach
Ubuntu philosophy and indigenous African intelligence are not add-ons to this work. They are the foundation of it. This is not Western self-help in African clothing. It is original methodology developed over 30 years — and it works because it starts from who the young person actually is, not who the system expects them to be.
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Review the website
Understand the methodology, the philosophy, and the scope of the work before you submit a request. This is deliberate — families who arrive at the intake conversation already familiar with the framework use the time far more productively.
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Parent alignment conversation
Nomveliso holds a focused conversation with the parent or caregivers. This is where the framework is shared, questions are answered, and fit is assessed honestly by both sides. International pricing and programme details are shared at this stage.
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Submit a placement request
Complete the international placement request form — a focused, honest intake that helps Nomveliso understand your family's context before the conversation.
On pricing
International engagements are priced differently from local South African work — not arbitrarily, but because working across different education systems, curricula, and cultural contexts requires substantial additional preparation, research, and contextual intelligence on Nomveliso's part. International pricing starts from USD 950 per session and is confirmed in full during the parent alignment conversation.
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Placement confirmed
If the placement is confirmed, the young person is integrated into the coaching process. The work begins with an onboarding session that establishes the relationship, the goals, and the conditions for the engagement
Pricing philosophy
You are not paying
for sessions.
Before you look at the numbers, understand what they actually represent. The monthly fee is not a session fee. It is a Developmental Retainer — and the distinction matters enormously.
"You are not buying 60 minutes. You are entering a Developmental Retainer —
a sustained, active commitment to your young person's growth that runs
continuously, whether or not a session is scheduled."
— Nomveliso Mbanga
When you enter a Developmental Retainer with Nomveliso Mbanga, your monthly investment covers the full scope of what it takes to work with a young person seriously and well. Sessions are the visible surface. The real work runs beneath them — continuously.
Coaching conversations
Sessions are scheduled as the developmental arc requires — not fixed at a predetermined number. In some months there may be two sessions. In others, three. What matters is the work, not the count. Your young person can also request a session at a critical moment — that access is built into the retainer.
Documentation & institutional liaison
Any documentation that needs to happen on behalf of your young person is included. Letters to schools, recommendations, progress notes, requests for further information from institutions — the written and administrative work of coaching is real work, and it is covered within the retainer.
Integration periods
There are times when a young person needs to integrate — to live with what they have learned before the next layer of work begins. These are not empty weeks. They are deliberate developmental space. When they return, there is a structured debrief, a review of what has shifted, and new materials designed around where they now are.
Parent conversations & support
As a parent, you are part of the coaching ecosystem. The retainer includes fact-finding conversations, positioning discussions, and support calls where you need clarity on how to handle a decision, navigate a situation, or activate something at home. Your role is acknowledged and supported — not excluded.
Custom programme design
Every client receives a coaching arc designed specifically for them — not a template. Workbooks, worksheets, exercises, and activities created for your young person's specific season, grade, and developmental needs. Nomveliso's ongoing thinking, research, and strategic planning around each client is part of what your retainer funds.
Natural programme evolution
Nomveliso does not coach in isolation from her full methodology. As she works with a young person, she will see their potential and their readiness — and the work will naturally deepen. What begins as Standard Growth & Development may evolve into the Leadership Arena™. That evolution is not an upsell. It is the work working.
The important distinction
When you see the monthly fee, do not divide it by the number of sessions and ask whether it is worth it. The Developmental Retainer is not priced by the hour. It is priced by the scope of what is actually being done on your young person's behalf — month after month, in the sessions and between them.
Organisational engagements
Invite Nomveliso into
your space
Nomveliso Mbanga is available for a specific range of organisational and institutional engagements. These are not motivational speaking appearances. Every engagement involves direct coaching, facilitation, or advisory input — not performance.
Coaching-Led Workshops
Workshop Facilitation
Structured, coaching-driven workshops for organisations working with young people, parents, or practitioners. Each workshop is built around direct engagement — not passive listening. Participants leave having done real work, not just heard a talk.
Institutional Advisory
Advisory Board Appointments
Organisations working in youth development, education, mental health, or coaching may request Nomveliso's participation as an advisory board member. Advisory engagements are considered individually and are subject to alignment with the Mayine methodology and values.
Panel Participation
Expert Panel Discussions
Nomveliso Mbanga participates in panel discussions on indigenous coaching, adolescent development, Ubuntu philosophy, decolonial education, and the intersection of cultural identity with youth wellbeing. Panel participation is selective and topic-dependent.
Organisational Requests
Custom Organisational Engagements
Schools, NGOs, corporates, and government bodies may engage Nomveliso Mbanga for curriculum review, programme design consultation, coaching team development, or other bespoke engagements. All requests are considered on their merit and context.
Please note
Nomveliso does not accept motivational speaking engagements. The work is personal, direct, and coaching-led — and every engagement reflects that. If you are looking for an inspirational keynote, Nomveliso is not the right fit. If you are looking for a practitioner who will do real work in the room with your people, send your request.