Luntukazi Ngcebetsha

Community-focused Research Assistant and Facilitator with over six years' experience recruiting and engaging participants, conducting informed consent and surveys, and facilitating health and gender-based violence prevention programmes across the Western Cape. Strong communicator with proven ability to build trust with diverse communities and link participants to essential health and support services.

Research Assistant - South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

(2024-12 - 2026-04)

• Recruited participants from local schools to take part in a research study.
• Conducted the informed consent process with participants.
• Administered surveys with participants.
• Maintained secure and accurate safekeeping of study data.

Community Facilitator - Networking HIV & AIDS Community of Southern Africa (NACOSA)

(2022-11 - 2024-10)

• Recruited participants aged 15–24 for community health programmes.
• Facilitated gender-based violence prevention sessions (No Means No programme).
• Conducted surveys to assess participants' demographic information.
• Linked participants to local stakeholders for HIV testing, family planning, counselling, and PrEP services.

Community Facilitator and Mobilizer - Hope Africa, Phillipi

(2019-02 - 2020-09)

• Recruited people aged 10–50+ for Priority Population Prevention (PPPrev) sessions.
• Facilitated the Stepping Stones health curriculum, covering HIV/AIDS, STIs, pregnancy, and gender-based violence.
• Facilitated the One Man Can curriculum.
• Referred and linked participants to Anova Clinic for further care.

Librarian Assistant - College of Cape Town, Athlone Campus

(2018-01 - 2019-01)

• Assisted students with navigating college systems.
• Managed filing and general administrative duties.
• Answered incoming enquiry calls.
• Organised and shelved library books.

NQF Level 4 - Grade 12 - College of Cape Town (2018)