
Ensuring that social effort
has actual impact
Valcare works to activate and enable social change in collaboration with social investors, nonprofits, and other key stakeholders in South Africa
Our Story
Valcare was established more than 20 years ago to make a positive change in South Africa. We unite, empower, connect and equip nonprofit organisations to achieve
effective social impact.
Through our unique operations model, we connect investors and organisations and guide them through the process of social change. By doing this, we have managed to impact thousands of lives. Our innovative thinking and practices ensure our funders’ Rands work harder to bring about effective social change.
Our team
The Valcare team consists of a group of professionals who are
not only experts in their respective fields, but who are also
passionate about facilitating social change in South Africa.

Ivan Swartz
Chief Executive Officer

Brendan Smith
Chief Operations Officer

Anniza de Wet
Chief Impact Officer

Esté Beerwinkel
Communication Manager

Jolanda van der Lingen
Relationship Manager

Courtney Gabriels
Network Officer

Oupa Muchenga
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Ronlyn Zwaan
Data and Systems Officer

Liezl Tolkin
Office Manager

Siphesihle Cekiso
Receptionist
Board of directors
The Valcare Board of Directors is committed to running the organisation according to a set of ethical values to which it is held accountable. It has a responsibility to ensure the organisation conducts its affairs with integrity, pursues its mission with excellence
and safeguards the interests of all stakeholders.

Mapitsi Mary Mononela
Former Chief Director: National Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Pieter Wasserfall
Managing Director at Six33 Group
Co-founder of the Aslan Trust

Morné Bosch
MD of the Val de Vie Management Group of Companies

Ivan Swartz
Chief Executive Officer of Valcare

Brendan Smith
Chief Operating Officer of Valcare