Meet the Team
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Blair Impson
FOUNDER - @blair_withme
Passionate about sustainability and community-driven change, I hold a Master’s in Climate Science and Sustainable Development from UCT and an Honors in Environmental management and Technology from the Open University of London. My work focuses on waste management, upcycling, and environmental awareness—most recently through the Cosmic Jelly project at AfrikaBurn 2024. Blending academic insight with creative collaboration, I aim to turn rubbish into resources and empower local communities through action, art, and education.
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Masitemba Mqoto
NCSM Mentor & Founder
Masitemba Mqoto is the founder of Nothing Can Stop Me Life Skill Project, a grassroots initiative empowering youth through gardening, recycling, life skills, and creative arts. Alongside his wife, he mentors children aged 5–19, fostering community pride, environmental awareness, and personal growth. Based in Gugulethu, his project operates as a safe, nurturing space where every child feels valued—offering practical skills, mentorship, and hope, all funded from their own pockets.
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Nur Goldberg
Multidisciplinary Artist - @nurgoldberg
Nur is a multidisciplinary artist working internationally, known for creating large-scale statues and installations for museums, festivals, and public spaces over the past seven years. Drawing inspiration from ancient cultures, spiritual wisdom, and science, his work explores totems and taboos, aiming to blur the line between reality and imagination. With a strong belief in art’s power to unite people across cultures, his practice emphasizes sustainability, harmony with nature, and education. Deeply rooted in collaboration and community engagement, Nur has led workshops in art, movement, and social awareness, and is a co-founder of the 8doc (8th Day of Creation) movement—an international initiative promoting art, music, education, and sustainability.
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Kgosi Kgosana
Artist/Consultant - @KGOSITLOUTONA
Mr William "Kgosi" Kgosana is a naturally talented creative thinker with a gift for generating innovative ideas and designs. An open-minded IT Consultant and multidisciplinary artist, he also holds qualifications in aquaponics, blending technology with nature. Kgosi has extensive experience in project management, ensuring high standards across his work, and is skilled in photography and videography, using visual storytelling to powerful effect. He is passionate about working with diverse communities and excels at connecting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and walks of life. His diverse skill set allows him to develop innovative solutions and foster strong, meaningful relationships. Whether engaging in technology, art, or sustainability, Kgosi consistently brings fresh ideas and a positive, collaborative spirit to every project he undertakes.
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Reece Brice
Environmental Artist - @reecebrice.art
Artist Biography: Reece Brice is an environmental artist who graduated from UCT's Michaelis School of Fine Art. He has a passion for creating thought-provoking artworks using recycled materials. Through his unique art pieces and installations amalgamating art, nature, science and activism, Reece aims to form positive environmental agency and pedagogical connections in the minds of viewing individuals. His art further raises awareness and creates solution seeking ideology concerning the impact of plastic waste on our planet and our future.
Make a donation
Support our mission by contributing today.
Support the 'Nothing Can Stop Me' Project
In a small but determined corner of our community, a powerful project is helping young lives grow—Nothing Can Stop Me Life Skill Project. Founded in 2022 by a dedicated couple, this grassroots initiative has become a home of hope and healing for over 40 children and teens aged 5 to 19.
What began as a simple one-hour Bible study has grown into a daily sanctuary where kids learn life-changing skills:
- Gardening and environmental care
- Recycling and sustainability
- Life skills, leadership, and anti-bullying support
- Arts, drama, dance, and creative writing
- Entrepreneurship and community outreach
- Gender reconciliation, drug prevention, and more
Every session is free, fully funded by the founders and occasional small donations. When possible, they pay local tutors to run weekend arts and dance programs, and take children on fun and educational outings, like mountain hikes, forest walks, and beach picnics.
This project doesn’t just teach, it nurtures. Every child is known by name, mentored with love, and guided toward becoming a confident, compassionate contributor to their community.
Your Support Can Change a Life
Your donation can help:
Cover transport and food for excursions
Fund materials for gardening and recycling projects
Pay skilled tutors to run weekend workshops
Expand the reach of this safe space to more children in need
Even a small gift goes a long way in this hands-on, heart-first initiative.
Donate now and help build a future where no child is left behind.
Testimonials
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"I learnt how to recycle plastics and bottles and what you can make out of them. I learnt that recycling plays a very important role in our environment. I will tell my children and peers to recycle and save the environment."
Endinako, 12
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"I have learnt to reuse material and make something useful and possibly make an income out of it. I feel very happy to seeing my work on the Africa Burn stage and to see myself on the photos of the story. I was already. collecting bottles to sell to buy back centers but now I have learnt that I can create something useful."
Anele, 14
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"I learnt about recycling and how you can turn something you think isn't useful into something big. I'm interested to be involved again in the future."
Xolisa, 11
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"I've learnt that it is possible to have no plastic on the land and in the sea. I feel proud to have created what we made out of something we normally throw away."
Athenkosi, 10
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"It made me feel curious because now I want to learn more about recycling. We all understand that recycling is good and it can make our communities a better place."
Mgothando, 13
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"I now know that bottles we usually throw away can be used to make something useful, and also a way for people to make money. Recycling also helps by stopping rubbish going into the sea."
Nizibone, 11
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Masitemba Mqoto (Youth Group Leader/Mentor)
“The name of my project is *Nothing Can Stop Me Life Skill Project* and it was founded in 2022. It is not yet a registered establishment. It started as a daily Bible Study for 1 hour and grew to general life skills which are:
- Basic gardening (sowing seeds, soil preparation, transplanting seedlings, feeding and pest control).
- Environmental awareness (Street clean-ups, mountain hikes and nature walks). - Recycling (collection of plastic 2 litre cooldrink bottles for garden irrigation and to make borders for growing beds in the garden}.
- Entrepreneurship (harvest and selling of garden crops, food processing and preparation, deliveries and walk-in sales and retention of client)s.
- Leadership and management (Delegation of roles to expose kids to responsibilities). - Gender reconciliation
- Bullyism and general abuse.
- Drugs and gangsterism.
- Visual arts and creative writing.
- Drama and dance.
I am running the project with my wife and when funds are available we hire tutors to assist. The aim is of each child to have a hub which will will cater to every need of each child in the community, from basic needs to psycho-social needs and provide educational assistance in one hub. Our ages are from 5 years old to 19 years old and these are not fixed but it's from the current database. Our project is inclusive as it is more like a home than an organisation, every kid feels specila and loved while being mentored and groomed.
We are working with parents via WhatsApp group chat and all our kids are our neighbors, so the interaction with parents is on daily basis. We do not charge anything for our services, we run the project from our pockets when we have. We pay 3 Arts Tutors for Visual Arts and Drama & Dance sessions every Saturday mornings for 3 hours. We do fun and educational excursions when funds are available, normally we would aim for at least 4 excursions a year with 2 fun and 2 educational.
Here is our break down of fun and educational outings:
Fun - Picnic at the park where dine and play games & beach walk and swim.
Educational - Mountain hikes, Visiting forests, Visiting Ocean Aquarium.
As part of practicals we also have an initiative where our kids are helping the elderly to start a small vegetable garden, so we do house calls and we accept whatever token of appreciation we get, it can be a cooked lunch or money. This is to teach the kids the importance of giving back and the art of creating a strong clientele.”