About Seven Pillars Community Development Center
At Seven Pillars Community Development Center, we believe every person is created with God-given purpose and untapped potential.
Our calling is to walk alongside individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and communities as they discover that potential and build lives marked by hope, dignity, and opportunity. We believe lasting transformation doesn't happen through programs alone. It happens through relationships, compassion, faith, and people who are willing to invest in one another.
Whether we are equipping entrepreneurs to launch sustainable businesses, empowering women to lead with confidence, encouraging young men to pursue purpose, supporting families through community outreach, or building partnerships that strengthen entire communities, every initiative is rooted in one simple belief:
When people are given opportunity, encouragement, and hope, communities flourish.
As a Christian nonprofit serving the Kingdom of Eswatini, our mission extends beyond meeting immediate needs. We are committed to helping people discover lasting solutions, strengthen families, develop leaders, and create opportunities that will impact future generations.
Because we believe real community development is not about what we do for people.
It is about what we build together.
Our Story
Since 2008, Seven Pillars has walked beside communities across Eswatini, believing that lasting transformation begins with relationships, faith, and people who are willing to serve.
What began as a desire to make a meaningful difference has grown into a multifaceted organization that equips entrepreneurs, empowers women and young men, strengthens families, and builds partnerships that create sustainable impact throughout Eswatini.
Our work continues to be guided by faith, collaboration, and the belief that every individual has God-given potential waiting to be developed.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission
To strengthen families and communities through faith, education, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and sustainable community initiatives.
Vision
To see thriving communities where individuals and families are empowered to reach their God-given potential and create lasting change.
Core Values
- Faith
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Empowerment
- Excellence
- Collaboration
- Stewardship
Why Seven Pillars?
The name "Seven Pillars" is inspired by Proverbs 9:1:
"Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars."
It reflects our belief that strong communities are built on enduring foundations. Our seven pillars represent the essential areas of community development that work together to create lasting transformation for individuals, families, and future generations.
Explore the Seven Pillars
Leadership
The leadership of Seven Pillars Community Development Center is united by a shared passion to serve with faith, integrity, and excellence.
Executive Leadership
Vivianne Dumas
Founder & Executive Director
Sebina Friedman
Assistant
LaunchPad Business Incubator Team
Thamsanqa Sibandze
LaunchPad Business Incubator
Tasnim DaCunha
LaunchPad Business Incubator
Dr. Afua Wilcox-Sibandze
LaunchPad Business Incubator
Mbongeni Matsebula
LaunchPad Business Incubator
Thabang Mapanga
LaunchPad Business Incubator
Board of Directors
Tiffany J. Robinson
Board Member
Ntfutfuko Nhleko
Board Member
Fiscal Sponsor
The Cause Organization
Fiscal Sponsor
Women of Wisdom, Worth & Wealth (3W)
Sebina Friedman
Program Director
Optimistic for the Future (OFF)
Program Director
Optimistic for the Future (OFF)
Additional leadership profiles will be added as our team continues to grow.
Our Partners
No organization creates lasting change alone.
Our partners are invaluable to the mission of Seven Pillars Community Development Center. We believe God accomplishes greater things when people come together with a shared purpose. Through trusted relationships, collaboration, and mutual service, we are able to reach more communities, serve more families, and create opportunities that bring lasting transformation.
We are deeply grateful for every organization, church, business, ministry, government agency, and individual who walks alongside us in this mission.
Join the Mission
Every life transformed begins with someone willing to say "yes."
Whether you choose to volunteer your time, share your expertise, partner with our mission, invest financially, or pray for the work God is doing through Seven Pillars Community Development Center, you become part of a story that is changing lives across the Kingdom of Eswatini.
We believe lasting transformation happens when people come together in faith, compassion, and service. Together, we are strengthening families, empowering entrepreneurs, investing in communities, and creating opportunities for generations to come.
We invite you to join the mission.
Volunteer
Share your time and talents by serving at events, outreach initiatives, and community programs.
Partner With Us
Join us as a church, business, organization, or ministry to create lasting impact together.
Invest in Impact
Help expand our programs and strengthen communities through your financial support.
Pray With Us
Stand with us in prayer as we faithfully serve families, entrepreneurs, and communities throughout Eswatini.
