Retshego Community Development Centre
Retshego Community Development Centre (Retshego CDC) is a community‑driven organisation based in Bela Bela, dedicated to empowering individuals and transforming families through education, skills development, and sustainable support programmes. Rooted in the belief that thriving communities are built when people are equipped with opportunities, Retshego CDC focuses on creating long‑term, meaningful change that strengthens livelihoods and promotes self‑reliance.
The organisation’s vision is to build self‑sustaining communities where every person has the chance to reach their full potential. Its mission centres on providing accessible education, practical training, and social support that enable individuals to grow, secure employment, start businesses, and contribute positively to their communities.
Retshego CDC’s work is guided by four core pillars: Skills Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Community Care & Support, and Sustainable Development. Through skills programmes, participants gain practical, technical, and digital capabilities that improve employability. Entrepreneurship initiatives offer mentorship, business tools, and resources to help aspiring and existing entrepreneurs build sustainable ventures. Community Care programmes provide relief, outreach, and support to vulnerable families, while Sustainable Development initiatives promote environmental responsibility and long‑term community resilience.
With a strong community‑focused approach, Retshego CDC designs programmes that respond directly to local needs. Testimonials from participants highlight the organisation’s impact—restoring hope, building confidence, and opening doors to new opportunities.
Accessible, free registration ensures that anyone seeking growth can join. Retshego CDC continues to champion empowerment, believing that together we grow, and together we thrive.
MEET OUR COACHES
Alison Coates
Executive and Leadership Coach
Alison Coates is an Executive and Leadership Coach with a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology, a credentialed COMENSA Coach, Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Register, and a Genos Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.
Drawing on 28 years of corporate experience in business change and project management across the UK and South Africa, Alison brings a practical, commercially grounded perspective to leadership development.
Her coaching is rooted in emotional intelligence, neuroscience, and evidence-based behavioural change, helping leaders gain deeper insight into how their behaviour impacts others and translate that awareness into meaningful action.
Alison partners with leaders to strengthen personal effectiveness, influence, resilience, confidence, leadership presence, and interpersonal impact. Her approach focuses on creating sustainable behavioural change that inspires higher performance, stronger relationships, and lasting results.
Frederika Baxter
Coach and Educator
I am a Coach and Educator based in Cape Town, with over 25 years of experience in professional development. In more recent years I have trained as a coach, holding a Coach Deeper ICF accredited course certificate. My clients are from all over the world which affords me Cultural nuance understanding, including our rich South African Cultural Capital.
My work sits across three connected areas: leadership coaching, debriefing, and training the trainer. What ties them together is depth and understanding. I work with people who carry responsibility for others, helping them discern what is happening beneath the surface, as well as giving them tools for practical action.
I run Setup for Success, where language, mindset, and confidence come together to help people lead, process, and facilitate well.
Gavin Davids
Founder & Principal Coach | TGD Life Coaching (PTY) Ltd
I am an certified life coach and neuro-life coach, and the founder of TGD Life Coaching (PTY) Ltd. My coaching practice was born from a personal journey of transformation, and everything I do is anchored in the conviction that every person carries strength they have not yet fully accessed.
I am the author of The Fire and the Well, a book that gave language to my signature methodology, the Fire and Well Framework. The Fire represents the burning away of limiting beliefs and blocking patterns, while the Well represents the inner strength and resilience already present within every individual. This framework underpins all my coaching work, from one-on-one sessions to group and community contexts.
I bring over 20 years of leadership experience across government, construction, and financial services, and I have been coaching locally and internationally since establishing TGD Life Coaching in 2022. I am also a COMENSA Awards 2026 Research Category Finalist.
As a Transformational Coach, Kyle leads We’re Wilder Within, a coaching practice focused on neurodivergent individuals, creative pioneers, social-impact leaders and purpose-driven leaders. A belief that the people who see the world differently and support others deserve an ecosystem to help them thrive, along with the resulting ripple impact. A space for people to navigate the complexities of the modern world, manage significant change, and build the resilience necessary to thrive professionally and personally.
Prakash M Morar
Life Coach, Leadership Development Coach, and Personal and Career Growth Coach
Has more than 30 years of professional experience across the public, private, NGO, and Corporate Social Investment (CSI) sectors, he brings extensive practical knowledge in entrepreneurship, leadership, management, project management, and social development. Throughout his career, Prakash has successfully led and supported community-based and organisational projects, while developing people, teams, and future leaders. His broad experience enables him to understand the personal and professional challenges individuals face in today’s rapidly changing environment.
Coaching Strengths
Prakash offers life coaching, leadership development coaching, and personal and career growth coaching in a structured, supportive, and client-centred environment. His coaching approach focuses on helping individuals gain clarity, build confidence, strengthen leadership capability, and take purposeful action toward meaningful goals. His greatest passion is empowering people to unlock their potential, overcome obstacles, and create positive, lasting change in their personal and professional lives.
