"The PMF Expo showed me what is possible: a learnership, workplace experience and belief in my future."
Hloniphile Khoza
22 · Protea Glen
Full Stack Developer Learnership
Est. in memory of Pumeza Mngambi
BORN TO TOUCH
A GENERATION.
The Pumeza Mngambi Foundation connects young South Africans to skills, careers, mentorship, entrepreneurship and opportunity.
FeaturedPMF Youth Expo 2026Dates15–16 June 2026◆VenueGrace Bible Church · Protea Glen, Soweto◆Expected500 Youth◆EntryFree · Registration Required◆On OfferSkills · Mentorship · Opportunity◆ProgrammeTwo Days · Discover & Activate◆Dates15–16 June 2026◆VenueGrace Bible Church · Protea Glen, Soweto◆Expected500 Youth◆EntryFree · Registration Required◆On OfferSkills · Mentorship · Opportunity◆ProgrammeTwo Days · Discover & Activate◆
Movement · 02
This is more
than an expo.
The PMF Youth Expo exists to connect young people to possibility — careers, entrepreneurship, mentorship, innovation, and systems that move futures forward.
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Impact · 03
Real Impact.
Real Futures.
180+
Young people reached through the 2025 PMF Youth Expo
Real
Learnership and workplace experience pathways created with partners
500
Youth registration target for PMF Youth Expo 2026
"Africa's future already exists. We are building the systems to support it."
— Linda Mngambi, Founder
Programmes · 04
How PMF moves
futures forward.
- 01
Skills development
- 02
Career exposure
- 03
Learnership pathways
- 04
Workplace experience
- 05
Entrepreneurship support
- 06
Mentorship
- 07
Exhibitor engagement
- 08
Community partnerships
Flagship Community Initiative · 05
A Good On
Feet Initiative.
The Youth Expo is one chapter of a wider story. Under the A Good On Feet Initiative, PMF runs and supports community upliftment work across Soweto and surrounding areas — meeting people where they are, with dignity.
- 01
Clothing donation drives — Lakeview & Lawley
- 02
Annual prayer gatherings for senior citizens
- 03
Community legal clinics with Legacy Yezibaya
- 04
Awareness dialogues — Reconciliation, Women's Day, Men's issues, Human Rights
- 05
Disability inclusion conversations
- 06
Poverty alleviation initiatives
- 07
Heritage Day events, pageants, awareness runs & walks
- 08
Public speaking engagements under the PMF banner
PMF · Broader Mission
The Expo is a flagship. The work is year-round.
Featured Event · 06
PMF Youth
Expo 2026
Two days of opportunity, connection, innovation and future-building. We bring together youth, institutions, entrepreneurs, employers, creatives and leaders shaping what comes next.
- When
- 15–16 June 2026
- Where
- Grace Bible Church, Protea Glen, Soweto
- Entry
- Free entry — registration required
- Capacity
- Expected attendance: 500 youth
Stories · 07
For the first time,
a future that
included me.
"PMF gave me the opportunity to learn new skills, gain work experience and grow my confidence."
Njabulo Vilakazi
25 · Soweto
Software Development Learnership
"I walked in unsure of my path. I left with mentors, a network and a plan that felt like mine."
Lungile Dlamini
24 · Soweto
Mentorship · Career Confidence
"The expo connected me to people who took my idea seriously. That changed everything."
Lehlohonolo Moeketsi
23 · Protea Glen
Entrepreneurship Track
Stand With PMF · 08
The future will
not build itself.
There are many ways to move with PMF — partnership, sponsorship, registration, collaboration and donations. Every contribution opens a door for a young person.
Partnership
Long-term institutional collaboration.
Sponsorship
Underwrite the PMF Youth Expo 2026.
Registration
Youth, exhibitors and speakers.
Collaboration
Programme, mentorship and learnership partners.
Donations
Section 18A tax-deductible giving.
Volunteering
Time, expertise and lived experience.