
Sibongile Mongadi’s visionary and founder Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics (Pty) Ltd her entrepreneurial talents started from an personal experience after interacting with an amputee at a health facility in Johannesburg that provoked her to make a positive impact and improve the quality life of amputees by giving them back their independence, for the underprivileged using 3D printing technology to produce prosthetic limbs, splints and braces at low-cost with the use-age of affordable material in nutshell Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics (Pty) Ltd produces light weight prosthetics to improve the conditions of amputees living with disabilities with a vision of giving them back their independence and confidence. Prosthetics are custom- made, durable, water-resistant and low- cost. Ms Mongadi formed an initiative called Soweto Young Women Empowerment advocate who believes in the power of transforming societies and drive change worldwide which has reached and touched the lives of 200women. In 2018 she graduated from an organization Activate as she was part of 2 500 young leaders in South Africa driving change. Sibongile Mongadi redirected all of her company's focus to manufacture more than 200, 3D printed personal protective-masks and shield for free donation to help in fight against the COVID-19crisis. And also worked with 3 other innovators to develop Contactless Thermometer sensor and hands- free sanitizer that was used in one of the school in Midrand