Founder of The Heartfelt Project. Martha has been working since the age of 15. Born in Winterveld, in the North West Province of South Africa (not too far from heartfelt) she worked as a domestic worker for over 40 years - 20 of which were for Julie and her family in Pretoria. Martha is a born business woman. She taught herself to read and write in Sotho, English & Afrikaans. A perfectionist, she takes great pride in everything she does and never lets anything leave the project before her watchful eye has given it the all clear. A great mentor to the younger ladies she is slowly teaching them about hard work - and the many doors it opens in life.

Sinah has just given birth to her second child Rorisang (aged seven months) and is working at heartfelt on a permananet basis. She has a playful and energetic spirit & loves to dance. Her eldest daughter is seven years old and called Tilsetso. Sinah is a very positive person and a wonderful influence on all the ladies to have around.

Cecilia (also known as Matapelo), travels two hours by bus - to and from work each day - leaving her two children (Isaac aged 9 years & Precious aged just 18 months) with her sister to look after. A very hard worker, she helps in the workshop with both the cutting and the sewing and is the fastest sewer at Heartfelt. Sadly, she lost her husband to a sudden illness in October last year. He was a very kind man whom she misses every day. She looks to the ladies at heartfelt as her family and is an inspiration to have around.