A Strategic Global Impact Advisory
U Care shapes how philanthropic capital is structured, governed, and deployed across non-profit and enterprise ecosystems. We operate at the intersection of governance, philanthropy, and enterprise participation — aligning capital with measurable implementation and long-term sustainability.
U Care’s Journey of Strategic Governance
Capital moving without disciplined governance, enterprise integration, or long-term sustainability
Founded by Thanduhlanga Tshume 15+ years in philanthropy, inclusion & impact structuring.
Built to close the structural gap by aligning philanthropic intent with accountable capital governance
Nafeesa Humby joins 30+ years in governance, SME development & commercialisation
Tayla Curtis joins as Director, bringing 15+ years of experience in Psychological Marketing, Corporate Communication and Business Science
Ashley Twiss joins as Director, joining with +15 years in Corporate Communication, Graphic Design and Art Direction.
U Care integrates:
- Fund Disbursement
- Governance Oversight
- SME Microeconomies
- Brand & Stakeholder Engagement
One disciplined advisory framework
Fund
Disbursement
Governance
Oversight
SME
Microeconomies
Accountable
Implementation
Strategic
Communications
A Strategic Global Impact Advisory
A Disciplined Framework
Strategic Advisory
✓ Capital governance design and philanthropic alignment strategy.
Registered NGO Arm
✓ U Care Foundation is a structured programme implementation and ecosystem partnerships.
Enterprise & Commercialisation Integration
✓ Embedding SME participation and economic sustainability within impact systems.
This framework ensures impact is governed, measurable, and resilient.
A Disciplined Framework
Enterprise & Commercialisation Integration
✓ Embedding SME participation and economic sustainability within impact systems.
Strategic Advisory
✓ Capital governance design and philanthropic alignment strategy.
Registered NGO Arm
✓ U Care Foundation is a structured programme implementation and ecosystem partnerships.
This framework ensures impact is governed, measurable, and resilient.
Integrated Leadership Ecosystem
Beyond U Care’s core governance strength, our extended leadership ecosystem brings decades of additional expertise across enterprise development, commercialisation strategy, and strategic communications. Together, our leadership spans over seven decades of cross-sector experience — strengthening both impact design and articulation.
U Care Leadership
Thanduhlanga Tshume
Founder & CEO, U Care
Strategy & Implementation
Nafeesa Humby
Director, U Care
Commercial & Governance
Tayla Curtis
Director, U Care | Founder, IDÉE AGENCY
Strategic Marketing & Communications Director
Ashley Twiss
Director, U Care | Partner, IDÉE AGENCY
Creative Art Director & Team Lead
Our Philosophy
Philanthropy must evolve:
Short-term intervention
To structured capital governance
From isolated programmes
To integrated impact ecosystems
From visibility-driven campaigns
To transparent, measurable implementation
U Care exists to shape disciplined capital alignment — where structure, accountability, and enterprise participation define sustainable impact.