18 Gangster Museum

Siyabulela Daweti is a key consultant and guide for the 18 Gangster Museum – an innovative space that aims to help South African youth to better understand the treacherous path that too many in their communities take into gangsterism and ultimately, prison. Incorporating immersive text and imagery and a replica prison cell, the Museum’s installations are curated by ex-offenders who share their real-life experiences of gangsterism and prison and how they turned their lives around. As well as his contribution to the 18 Gangster Museum, Siya also runs a recycling business in Khayelitsha and is a firm believer in the power of social entrepreneurship to uplift his community.