To promote research, development and
collaboration in an intelligent and meaningful way.
Our Story
Are you looking for internships that produce results?
Are you looking for certified short courses which will help you to build a meaningful career?
Do you want to study abroad and add real value?
Do you wish to collaborate on valuable research?
Are you interested in professional development?
Evolve Abroad was created when Sara and Shayle came together one evening and debated these burning desires which had been raised by so many people they had met over the past 15 years working in the industry. Their aim was to build an organization that would address all of these desires and satisfy this universal search for meaning. The end result is an organisation that delivers certified courses, facilitated internships, structured mentorship and impactful study abroad programs.
Evolve Abroad is an educational provider that collaborates with global specialists who facilitate learning, growth, skills development, engagement and valuable experiences across the globe.
Our Team
Shayle has over 15 years experience in, setting up, managing and evaluating environmental and community programs across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. She is well practiced in facilitating meaningful and effective intercultural engagement has experience in training and development of students and staff interested in Service Learning, Environmental Conservation, Community Development and Sustainability and has been working with Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies, in health and safety best practice, child protection, impact monitoring, curriculum design and international networking and outreach.
Shayle Havemann
CEO
Natalie is a born and bred South African and has extensive experience travelling and teaching abroad. This experience has given her the opportunity to master the art of bridging language barriers with different nationalities from across the globe. Natalie has also worked with students from several different countries to assist them with integration into different communities and internships across multiple disciplines.
Natalie Slabbert
Student Services
14 years managing projects abroad in the fields of environmental conservation, social businesses and community development, building partnerships and analyzing the best ways to be financially sound, environmentally friendly, inclusive and ethical while implementing the programs with clear indicators for its performance. Professional experience with remote and intercultural management of people, results oriented, positive and problem-solving approach, focused on empowering people to achieve their goals with a win-win result.
Cynthia Arochi – Zendejas
Sustainable Development
Has covered extensive research in the Information Communication Technology industry, with a special focus on the nascent e-commerce sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. I merged my passion for sustainable development and consulting industry expertise, and founded an ethical travel company building sustainable projects in Zimbabwe. Currently undertaking a Doctoral degree with the University of Cape Town Law Faculty. Research focus is on extending access to justice for all through embedding appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms in the legal system.
Wesley Maraire
Human Rights
Claire has a passion for triathlon and has spent the last 17 years racing professionally in Ironman & 70.3 distances, placing 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Brazil and 3rd at SA 70.3 in 2013, and 3rd at 70.3 Durban in 2016. She has applied her skills and experience to condition and prepare other athletes to pursue their goals, many of whom had to be trained through personal physical and mental hardships to reach those milestones. These personal successes are indeed gratifying, but she gets even more satisfaction from building and training coaches to do the same thing - instil and enhance physical dexterity and abilities in others.
Claire Horner
Sports Science
Holly is an experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in academia. She is currently investigating microplastic source/sink dynamics within global rivers and is particularly interested in investigating and documenting the pros and cons of current techniques to develop practical and cost-effective tools for microplastic monitoring in African countries. She spent 3 years investigating what drives microplastic distribution in the South African aquatic environment and believes all stakeholders have a role to play in the development of practical solutions for plastic pollution. As a result she joined the African Marine Waste Network team to coordinate with stakeholders to formulate an efficient (and effective) environmental plan – ultimately culminating the Strategy for Marine Waste: A Guide to Action for Africa.
Dr Holly Nell
Marine Science
Amy is the Head Mistress, Head Vocal Coach, Piano Teacher and Speech and Drama Coach of a performing arts academy which strives to build confidence, stage presence and performance, vocal and musical ability as well as pure enjoyment for the skill of entertainment.
Amy Leigh Hart
Performing Arts
Lenin is a marine scientist with expertise in the behavioral ecology of odontocete cetaceans. His doctoral dissertation was based on an extensive research of over 10 years on sympatric ecology of inshore bottlenose dolphins and coastal pantropical spotted dolphin in Golfo Dulce (a beautiful tropical fjord) and off Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. He works on dolphins’ population demography and connectivity to understand resilience in a changing marine-coastal habitat, including both well preserved and urbanized seascapes. He is currently the coordinator of the Project “Behavioral Ecology of Marine Megafauna in Baja Peninsula: Understanding the effects of climate change. His research interest is focus on the behavioral ecology of marine predators including the elements associated with demography and socio-ecology. He aims to produce a sound knowledge-base to guide management and conservation of the inshore-coastal environment, under the precautionary principle, which implies not to act upon the emergency, but when the state of resources is in good shape and work to preserve the good condition statu
Dr Lenin Oveido
Conservation
We believe what differentiates an organization and drives it’s success or failure are its values.
See the world from different angles, be inquisitive, challenge the status quo.
To the voice of others, to the sound of nature and surround yourself with what inspires you.
