Mamoshibudi Magdeline Seabi
Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability
Nominee's Province:
Limpopo
Project Name/Description:
Green Thumb Composting, Founder and CEO
Having grown up in Ga-Kgole near Polokwane in Limpopo, Mamoshibidu Magdeline Seabi became a sustainability champion as she gained indigenous knowledge on conservation and increasingly connected with the land. Although she completed an engineering qualification at Vaal University of Technology (VUT), she later followed her passion when she graduated in Plant Science from Tompie Seleka College of Agriculture, which gave her a strong foundation in sustainability and the indigenous knowledge system (IKS). Her company, Green Thumb Composting, was inspired by her realisation of the challenges of waste management and food insecurity in her community in 2022. One of the challenges that she faced was scepticism and resistance from some members of the community who were unfamiliar with the complexities of waste management. “To address that, we organised educational workshops and public demonstrations to show the benefits of composting and how it can improve soil health and food security,” she explained. Seabi is not just reducing waste, but she also improves soil fertility and food production, which contributes to creating job opportunities and advocates for a healthy environment for people to have sustainable lives.
