Boniswa Orleyn

With MA in Development Studies, Boniswa is a registered Social Worker with 22 years of work experience. She worked for the Department of Social Development for 15yrs and resigned in 2012. She successfully launched her private practice in October 2012 focusing on Counselling, Employee Wellness Management at Coega, student supervision and part-time lecturing at NMU, School Social Worker for GMSA Foundation, Coaching & Mentoring as well as training. Currently, she facilitates training in personal and company effectiveness. As an accredited assessor, she further facilitates training in Social Auxiliary Work NQF Level 4, Child and Youth Care NQF Level 4 as well as Victim Empowerment NQF Level 3. Boniswa recently qualified as a Moderator.

Boniswa’s passion lies in working with teenagers, especially girls. One of her achievements in this regard was being a guest presenter for KQFM’s Women Magazine Show, Masiphuhlisane, where she focused mainly on ‘raising young girls’. This empowerment programme was aimed at ensuring that young girls grow into being ‘independent and self-reliant’ women in years to come.
As the owner of Makari Strategy Development, Boniswa also runs the Makari Teen Galz Mentoring Programme with a vision of bringing out the best in teenager girls, empowering them to make positive life choices that will enable them to maximize personal potential.
She runs a teen life skills programme called LIFT (Lifeskills Intervention for Teenagers) a programme that stems from her passion in working with teenagers, believing that if they are nurtured they will acquire the necessary skills to help them know themselves better, establish healthy relationships and be the best they can be in life. Both programmes were fully funded by Film and Publication Board for two years. The teenagers were involved in life skills programmes, educational camps as well as Teen Summits.

Business Interests:

1. Director of Makari Strategy Development (Pty) Ltd
2. Director of Bophelo Impilo Wellness and Training (Pty) Ltd
3. Director of Bophelo Impilo Development Centre NPO

Boniswa serves as the chairperson for the Port Elizabeth Mental Health Board and the Treasurer of LIFE (Lead, Inform, Facilitate and Educate).

Work: 041 363 1249
Cell: 083 434 8889
Fax: 086 733 4173

makaristrategydevelopment@gmail.com