Uber South Africa
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South African Cities Network
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C40 Cities
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Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropies
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Genesis Analytics
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Johannesburg Institute of Social Services
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The World Bank Group
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Breda University
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Newcastle University
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Centre For Scientific and Industrial Research
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Future Of Transport Consulting
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KD Strategies
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University Of Pretoria
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Lively Design Thinking
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Gauteng City Region Observatory
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Wits University
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Presidential Employment Stimulus
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Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
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Seriti Institute
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Uber South Africa * South African Cities Network * C40 Cities * Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropies * Genesis Analytics * Johannesburg Institute of Social Services * The World Bank Group * Breda University * Newcastle University * Centre For Scientific and Industrial Research * Future Of Transport Consulting * KD Strategies * University Of Pretoria * Lively Design Thinking * Gauteng City Region Observatory * Wits University * Presidential Employment Stimulus * Department of Science, Technology and Innovation * Seriti Institute *
Barefoot Space
There is a gem tucked away in Johannesburg that has been carefully curated to provide guests with an unforgettable experience. Nestled between Melville Koppies West and offering spectacular views of the Hillbrow skyline, Barefoot Space offers a space for reflecting, connecting, communicating and creating.
Our clients enjoy EXCLUSIVE USE of 11 distinct and beautiful spaces that offer all you require for a professional event with the warmth of a homely environment. We offer flexibility in ways that respond to your needs whilst being deeply conscious of our contribution to community, environment and societal wellbeing.
The Barefoot Facilitator
The Barefoot Facilitator helps organisations design workshops, meetings and events that enable the delivery of your objectives in innovative ways. We weave together strategy, team - cohesion, creativity, fun, authentic conversation and play while dealing with the most complex topics. Our design and customized approaches free your participants to bring their best capabilities to co - creation. We work from a space of shhh… Soul, Heart, Head and Hands.
About us
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In a time of disruption and uncertainty we are all being called to rethink the way we do things. The way in which we meet and exchange ideas, thoughts and perspectives is changing rapidly. There is a sense of urgency to find different ways of responding to the many challenges that confront people and planet.
Facilitation is the art of creating a safe space for participants, where they can be simultaneously vulnerable and courageous, where all voices and perspectives matter and where teams of people are supported to unleash their potential and address the issues that are most important to them.
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At The Barefoot Facilitator, we know that you are the content expert in your field. What we offer is support for your content to be translated in creative and accessible ways to all participants. We can support you to ensure that your meeting, workshop, event, or project is designed with conscious intent to meet the objectives that you have set.
Our service is distinguished by the fact that we are a small company, committed to the success of our clients and partners. When we enter into a relationship with your organisation, we strive to ensure that you receive professional service, infused with creativity and that you actually get to enjoy not just the final product but the process of co-creation.
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When you do business with The Barefoot Facilitator, you are also contributing to the community where our home office is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Through the Nyuki Fund, we support a range of activities that are in service to humanity and the environment.
We select assignments that resonate with our values and are committed to:
Authentic Conversation
Celebration of Diversity
Social and Environmental Justice
Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Creativity
Fun
Engaging Soul, Heart, Head and Hands….
View The Seriti Report
We’re grateful to have been afforded the opportunity to support the Seriti institute in their 4th annual Partner Networking event held on the the 1st of July 2026 at the Standard Bank Global Leadership Centre, if you’re interested in finding out more about the critically important work they do view the report.
Learn about our services
We pride ourselves on understanding our clients' objectives and offering a vast range of process tools, methodologies, and facilitation support materials.
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Design is the phase in which we work with our partners/ clients to clarify their objectives and co-create an experience that will meet those objectives. We bring a vast array of facilitation ideas and tools that are best suited to your requirements
The heart of our offering is facilitation in which we weave together our expertise to support your meeting, event or project. We ensure that your participants feel relaxed and comfortable. We use a variety of mechanisms so that spaces are democratised and content is accessible to all. We encourage active participation, creativity and fun and pride ourselves on the ability to get people to have authentic conversation through engaging all faculties. We engage head, heart and hands in our facilitation offerings.
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Rehana has been invited on a range of local and international platforms to share her experiences which span education, community activism, inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue and a 13 year stint as an elected representative in the City of Johannesburg.
She has been asked to share her experiences as a woman politically leading the portfolio of Transport and what it took to lead the team that delivered Africa’s first Bus Rapid Transit project – Rea Vaya.
What our clients have said
"It’s been an absolute pleasure working with you Rehana. We have worked together in a number of ways including advisory services on public policy, support to Innovation Master Classes, approaches to gender-related issues as well as understanding of the evolution of the SA public transport landscape. On all of the above, I find that you have always come with a deep appreciation of the complexities of the environment, you are up to date with the latest developments, and the advice that you provide is thoughtful and relevant for the Uber context. You are also well connected within the South African landscape, and have been very generous with your network. You have also helped us to further our thinking on important issues like taxi and gender – by providing us with the foundational knowledge, and taking us on a journey to bring our strategy together cohesively and collaboratively. Perhaps my biggest appreciation is the way in which you constantly challenged our thinking – so that we don’t stay too conservative, and really look at how we need to plug into the ecosystem to maintain and grow our relevance, and improve the experience for riders and drivers. A big heartfelt THANK YOU for everything you have done for us"
UBER SA Cezanne Maherali, Head of Policy MEA
"We contracted Rehana and her team to deliver a series of events on walking and cycling for South African cities and for the City of Tshwane. She developed and delivered a series of high-quality, audience-focused engagements which exceeded our expectations and she conducted the assignment throughout with professionalism and dedication. We would recommend her services in a heartbeat."
C40 Cities Aris Moro, Senior Manager
“Working with the Barefoot Facilitator has provided a depth and richness to our style of engagement that has deeply defined our way of working. In this way, Rehana’s facilitation does so much more than facilitate engagement, but actually shapes the work itself, facilitating outcomes that are honest, reflective and instructive. The experience of working with the Barefoot Facilitator has allowed the team to grow in ways we could not have imagined. Apart from being a masterful facilitator, Rehana is also highly organised, professional and proactive. Her knowledge of the government space and development industry sets her apart from many facilitators, as she bridges the worlds of emotional and intellectual connection. Rehana has strong views that can sometime take the engagement in a direction that was not planned for. But trusting her and her process, I have found, has always led to deeply enriching outcomes and experiences. Apart from my professional relationship with her, she has impacted me on a personal and spiritual level too. Her daughter, Faheemah, also assists us with creative content and graphic harvesting. Her drawing and design skills are exceptional and she is professional and highly creative. She has complemented Rehana’s facilitation style beautifully. It has been an honour working so closely with the Barefoot Facilitator."
Kayla Brown, South African Cities Network
Rupert Barnard, Group Managing Director, Kaiser Economic Development Partners
This is a reference to attest to the lasting value, excellence, innovation, integrity and high levels of personal commitment brought by Rehana Moosajee and her company, The Barefoot Facilitator, to the people and initiatives where they are involved in. The distinguishing factor is that Rehana and The Barefoot Facilitator not only leaves the project or event, but each participant and the world, with experiences and results that contributes to the outcomes set, as well as outcomes that contributes to our collective future.
She has through her facilitation of National Urban Conference and South African Cities network related events illustrated her ability to work with small and big, local and international groups. Her knowledge of the South African local, national and built-environment governance space is incredible, infused with her experience as Councillor in the City of Joburg.
Rehana and The Barefoot Facilitator is not just a facilitator of an event, but much rather a of a high impact experience, who also becomes an active leader and collaborative innovator in the design of the process and experience from conceptualization to implementation and reporting.
"It has been such a pleasure working with The Barefoot Facilitator on the World Bank and National Treasury partnering projects. Rehana always brings innovative approaches to the design and facilitation of sessions. She has huge amounts of compassion and always remembers who we are ultimately trying to benefit. We have learned a great deal from her and continue to do so. We look forward to working on many other projects together in the years ahead."