Meet The Team
Joan Sleigh
Born and raised in a Camphill community in South Africa, Joan is the Project Leader of the World Social Initiative Forum (WSIF), a global forum (network) of individuals, NGOs and institutions focussing on research and practice in questions of personal development, social change and human dignity. Joan has a background in Waldorf Education, as pupil, class teacher and teacher trainer in Cape Town, and served as a member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach for 7 years. She returned to Cape Town, studied an Executive MBA and graduated in leadership research and development. Alongside the WSIF, Joan currently consults in teacher education, adult self-development and authentic leadership practices.
Khalil Rossouw
Experienced arts facilitator and coordinator, Khalil Rossouw, brings over seven years of expertise in marketing and administration, blending his creative background in theatre, dance, and music with administrative and organisational skills. With a foundation in digital marketing, social media management, and content creation, he crafts persuasive narratives and implements successful strategies. Leveraging his teaching experience, Khalil excels in coordinating projects and working effectively with teams. As a skilled moderator with over 4 years experience running meetings and workshops on Zoom, he collaboratively presides over meetings, demonstrating excellent communication and organisational skills. Khalil's commitment to cultural enrichment and diversity aligns with his role as an administrator and moderator.
Angela Katschke
Art Therapist and Consultant
Since 1993, Angela has drawn inspiration from Anthroposophy. In 1999, Angela Katschke earned her degree in art therapy from a German University (HKS Ottersberg: Hochschule für Künste im Sozialen), initiating a career spanning psychiatric, psychosomatic, and psycho-therapeutic medicine across all age groups. Upon arriving in South Africa, Angela specialised in art therapy for traumatised children in vulnerable communities, establishing the Butterfly Art Project bringing creativity and healing through art in October 2010. She has developed several training modules and workshops for Community Art Facilitator training. In April 2022 she handed over leadership to find more time for consulting, training art therapeutic skills and organisational development.
Meet The Faculty
Lisa Romero
Lisa Romero is an author and international presenter on inner development and meditation. Over the past 30 years she has initiated and developed numerous offerings that are easily accessible and available to people all around the world to engage with the inner development path through anthroposophy. EduCareDo, an organisation that Lisa helped found and has contributed to since 2001, pioneered distance education courses in anthroposophy helping anthroposophy reach remote individuals and communities worldwide. Many of the 3000 plus course participants continue to engage with the EduCareDo community living anthroposophy. Lisa’s deep understanding and commitment to the path of unfolding consciousness has supported young through old on the path of self development for world development through the wisdom of anthroposophy. Lisa Romero is an author and international presenter on inner development and meditation. Over the past 30 years she has initiated and developed numerous offerings that are easily accessible and available to people all around the world to engage with the inner development path through anthroposophy. EduCareDo, an organisation that Lisa helped found and has contributed to since 2001, pioneered distance education courses in anthroposophy helping anthroposophy reach remote individuals and communities worldwide. Many of the 3000 plus course participants continue to engage with the EduCareDo community living anthroposophy. Lisa’s deep understanding and commitment to the path of unfolding consciousness has supported young through old on the path of self development for world development through the wisdom of anthroposophy.
Charles Jansen
Charles Jansen is the Art Centre Coordinator and Training Materials Developer at the Butterfly Art Project (BAP). He has ten years’ experience working with the BAP Method, developing therapeutic art projects and facilitating art therapeutic classes with children from 5 years old to youth aged 21, as well as training and mentoring Community Art Facilitators. He is a skilled visual artist, art facilitator and trainer. Charles has studied Adult Basic Education & Training and is currently studying a course in art therapy life coaching.
Ceinwen Smith
Ceinwen is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is happiest exploring the rocky shores and fynbos-filled mountains around her home. She has a masters degree in oceanography and has facilitated workshops, courses and research projects across a wide range of topics based in diverse habitats, from the windswept Antarctic waters to the bush veld of Kruger National Park. Over the past 8 years Ceinwen has been growing her practice of Goethean observation inspired and guided by the work of Craig Holdrege and colleagues at The Nature Institute in New York. In her spare time, Ceinwen plants fynbos gardens at schools and strives to inspire a sense of wonder and pride for our rich biodiversity through her organisation, Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration.
Janet Manoni
Janet Manoni is an anthroposophist and a committee member of the All African Anthroposophical Training (AAAT). With 20 years of experience and skills in Sales and Marketing, Media and Communication, Human Resources, leadership, management of vulnerable children, and advocacy work for childhood cancer, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and other birth defects, she brings a diverse set of expertise to her endeavours. Janet is also a Political Analyst and Children's Health Activist. As the founder of Mwanangu Development Tanzania, a locally registered NGO in Tanzania, Janet is dedicated to supporting poor and vulnerable children with cancer and birth defects. The organisation aims to facilitate their access to quality medical treatment, care, and education through Waldorf principles. Janet holds a Masters degree from the University of Pesoa in Portugal, hosted by the Open University of Tanzania, where she is undertaking studies in International Cooperation and Development. Additionally, she is training to become a Waldorf Kindergarten teacher.
Janet's overarching aspiration is to advocate for equal access to education and quality clinical and non-clinical medical services for all children in the Global South.
Robert Burnside
Robert’s focus is on bringing learning and leadership development into the digital age, enabling institutions and individuals to meet the challenges and together co-create a better world. In the role of Senior Learning Advisor for Nomadic Learning, Robert provides guidance and consulting to Nomadic clients to help maximize their impact from learning. He is currently partnering with Joan Sleigh of The World Social Initiative Foundation to curate an approach to human development that incorporates spiritual development. Robert also cooperates with Reka Deak on her development of the Wellbeing Designers Community, the world is greatly in need of better health. Robert lives permanently in Milan, Italy.
Before joining Nomadic in 2016 and moving to Italy, Robert was the Chief Learning Officer for Ketchum Public Relations where he was responsible for creating a learning environment for 2500 global employees. Among other work, he formed lasting relationships with Tsinghua University in Beijing and Tufts University in Boston, developing learning processes to deepen creativity and innovation in communications. Prior to joining Ketchum, Robert was at the Center for Creative Leadership where he provided leadership development globally to Fortune 100 senior teams.