by Tamica Mopp | Aug 23, 2017 | Our News |
When Ndibulele Sotondoshe and Nandipha Tshabane (Nandi) told me they needed a camera girl for their visit to False Bay College in Fish Hoek, I immediately agreed! Sonja Kruse, who runs the Reading for Enjoyment sessions at False Bay College, had invited Nandi and...
by Shelley Bolle | Jul 26, 2017 | Our News |
3 August: Nandi attends the #EqualEducation event screening Long Walk to School short film at the Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha. 8-22 August: Yoshi visits a number of e-tech projects in Zambia, Rwanda and Uganda. We look forward to hearing about his travels! 10...
by Dorothy Dyer | Jul 26, 2017 | Our News |
During the July holidays FunDza ran refresher training for the youth volunteers who run the Year Beyond (YEBO) programme. FunDza has been part of YEBO since its inception over three years ago. YEBO trains youth volunteers who run extra-mural online English and Maths...
by Dorothy Dyer | Jul 26, 2017 | Our News |
I was invited to give a talk at the School Librarians Conference about FunDza, and how we are getting young South Africans reading. (It was in Durban and I was hoping for warm weather, but sadly they were having a cold snap!) There were passionate and committed...
by Nandi Tshabane | Jul 25, 2017 | Our News |
18 July is the birthday of South African hero and legend, the late Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela, a day celebrated by many throughout the country. The FunDza Literacy Trust was fortunate to have been invited by a dynamic young man, Sisonke Mengcane, the director of...
by Shelley Bolle | Jun 26, 2017 | Our News |
1 July: Dorothy interviews with Cape Talk about ‘The Joy of Reading’ award. 3-5 July: Dorothy represents FunDza at the School Librarians Conference in Durban 4-5 July: Sonja runs Writing Good Essays workshops with Grade 9 and 10 learners from IkamvaYouth...
by Sonja Kruse | Jun 20, 2017 | Our News |
For the third year, FunDza brought False Bay College students involved in the Reading for Enjoyment Campaign to the Franschhoek Literary Festival. It was an honour to welcome 13 students and their lecturers to this popular literary event. The students attended three...
by Mignon | Jun 19, 2017 | Our News |
What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the word ‘librarian’? If your immediate thought was an older grey-haired lady with a propensity to say ‘shush’ very sternly, know that you need an introduction to the...
by Shelley Bolle | Jun 14, 2017 | Our News |
The FunDza Literacy Trust is getting young South Africans reading! While that may be winning news in itself, the organisation is delighted to have received international recognition: it has been selected as the inaugural recipient of The Joy of Reading Award 2017. The...
by Shelley Bolle | Jun 1, 2017 | Our News |
6 June: Strategy follow up meeting with Mignon Keyser at FunDza offices. 9 June: A farewell tea of cake and tears when CLASI, our office sharing partners, relocate to Community House in Salt River. 11-14 June: Mignon attends the Next Library Festival in Aarhus,...
