About us

Digital Empowerment Collective is dedicated to empowering the next generation of digital innovators. We exist to bridge the gap between emerging opportunities and the young minds who aspire to reach them, equipping future leaders with the digital skills, confidence, and community support they need to thrive.

Vision

Our mission is to build a vibrant ecosystem where learning, collaboration, and innovation come together. We focus on making digital literacy, modern skill-building, and accessible technology pathways available to everyone—especially groups and communities that are often left behind.

Through community-driven initiatives, knowledge-sharing networks, and practical digital upskilling, we help young people gain the tools they need to shape their own futures with confidence, creativity, and self-determination.

A diverse group of young people collaborating on laptops in a bright, modern workshop space.
A diverse group of young people collaborating on laptops in a bright, modern workshop space.
An instructor guiding students through coding exercises during an engaging webinar.
An instructor guiding students through coding exercises during an engaging webinar.
Close-up of a young designer creating a vibrant poster on a digital tablet.
Close-up of a young designer creating a vibrant poster on a digital tablet.

What We Stand For

Digital Empowerment Collective is more than an organization—it’s a movement.

We believe that when people have the right digital skills and support, they can unlock new opportunities, solve real-world problems, and create meaningful change in their communities.

Our Mission

To empower the next generation of digital innovators by equipping young minds with future-ready skills.

What We Do

We run short and deep learning experiences across multiple formats so learners can pick what fits their time, goals, and learning style.

Seminars & Masterclasses

Short, topical sessions ideal for discovery and quick upskilling. Webinars cover current trends, tool walk-throughs, career advice, and lightning workshops. They’re open to large audiences, recorded for later viewing, and include Q&A segments so attendees can interact with experts without a big time commitment.

Outcomes: fast, accessible learning; topical updates; entry points into deeper programs.

Zoom Classes

Interactive, cohort-based courses run over multiple weeks. These sessions combine live teaching, small-group breakout work, weekly assignments, peer review, and mentor office hours. Because they’re cohort-based, learners build networks, keep momentum, and complete projects together. Classes are intentionally low-bandwidth-friendly and include recorded materials and offline options when needed.

Outcomes: sustained skill development, collaborative projects, mentorship connections, and certificates or badges that signal readiness to employers or community partners.

Webinars

Intensive, expert-led sessions that dive deep into a single topic, think product design, data fundamentals, digital marketing, or coding bootcamp modules. These are designed for learners who want focused, high-value instruction and practical deliverables (a project, a portfolio piece, or a real brief). Masterclasses pair industry practitioners with hands-on coaching and often include opportunities to work on live briefs or receive mentor feedback.

Outcomes: deeper skill mastery, portfolio-ready work, direct mentor feedback, pathways to internships or project collaborations.

Meet Our Team

Xolani Hlatshwayo

Founder & Director

Nondumiso Sithole

Digital Marketing & Communications

Nkosinathi Khumalo

Project Management

Get in Touch

Questions or ideas? We’re here to listen.

A friendly person typing on a laptop with digital icons floating around, symbolizing communication and connection.
A friendly person typing on a laptop with digital icons floating around, symbolizing communication and connection.