Tumo Bopape is an Education Officer who works to develop, implement, and monitor key education plans, based on the cultural heritage of the Long March to Freedom and linking it to the schools' curriculum.

Tumo believes that cultural heritage can enhance academic achievement and personal development among young people.

Tumo also continues to volunteer as a facilitator for healing memories workshops which are held every three months to support victims of apartheid trauma and military veterans.

Tumo is a self-proclaimed historian with over seven years of experience in the heritage industry.