Thapelo was born and bred in Limpopo in a village called Ga-Mashashane. She completed her secondary education at Joel Sibasa High School in 2004. Thapelo joined Sonke as a Community Mobiliser on the Sonke CHANGE Trial, a research project on Intimate Partner Violence.
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