Saliwe is the Founding Director of Talia Women's Network and is driven by a personal vision for women, girls and youth to attain the freedom to experience wholeness in terms of health, education and enterprise opportunities. Prior to establishing Talia, Saliwe worked for more than ten years in various capacities in youth development, drawing from her expertise in strategic planning and management; NGO management and governance, fundraising and resource mobilization, youth programming (employability, vocational technical skills and enterprise development), leadership development and sustainable community-based initiatives for income generation and poverty alleviation. Saliwe courageously established the organization after going through a personal ‘dungeon’ phase where both she and her husband were unemployed, lived with no access to water and electricity, and did not know where the next meal would come from. Meaning ‘dew from heaven’, Talia exists to provide sustenance for women, girls and youth, offering integrated socio-economic and health support.