Our Team.

Meet Our Team

CWDD’s success is built on the dedication and expertise of our leadership and professional teams, who combine decades of experience in child welfare, education, social work, and corporate governance.

Leadership & Board Members

  • Naushina Rasool – Interim Director
    Extensive experience in child protection, adoption services, and crisis parenting coordination.

  • Pravin Ram – Board Member
    Lifelong educator and CWDD volunteer since 1983, serving in multiple leadership roles.

  • Londiwe Mzimela – Board Member
    Child and youth care specialist with 11 years of frontline experience across residential and community programmes.

  • Malini Merkofer – Board Member
    Corporate communications and governance expert with 20+ years’ private sector experience.

  • Ringo Naidoo – Board Member
    Chairperson of Lakehaven Children’s Home, with over 40 years’ dedicated service in child welfare and community upliftment.

  • Deven Shukla – Board Member
    Retired finance professional with extensive voluntary service in welfare and municipal governance.