by Dorothy Dyer | Nov 12, 2021 | Our News |
We are delighted to announce the winners of the NRC Readathon! From 15 September to 30 October 2021, FunDza ran a fun Readathon in partnership with the National Education Collaboration Trust’s National Reading Coalition. Find out more about the project here. The NRC...
by Dorothy Dyer | Oct 26, 2021 | Our News
FunDza has been proud to be part of the NECT’s National Reading Coalition nearly since its inception. And, with lockdown, we were able to offer them online resources and support to teachers, learners and reading champions they work with. Our latest collaboration has...
by Dorothy Dyer | Oct 26, 2021 | Our News |
Two years ago, the Western Cape branch of the Literacy Association of SA ran a very successful workshop with CPUT education students on writing academic essays. Then, with lockdown and the added stresses that this put on the students, CPUT lecturers asked if there was...
by Dorothy Dyer | Oct 26, 2021 | Our News
At FunDza, we are always keen to work with partners who share our values and, like us, believe in the power of stories. Last year we developed four stories for the Dreams Thina Abantu Abasha programme which is a youth-led pilot programme, funded by Johnson &...
by Dorothy Dyer | Sep 11, 2021 | Our News
In June 2021, we won R25,000 for our pitch to the MTN Donors’ Den to develop an online course on entrepreneurship. (The Donor’s Den was part of the Trialogue Business in Society Conference, and this year’s theme focused on using technology in education.) Our online...
by Dorothy Dyer | Jun 22, 2021 | Our News
Heartlines is a not-for-profit company that develops values-based interventions supporting social and behavioural change. They also believe in the power of story, and we have always admired their work. So we are delighted to be partnering with them to run a writing...
by Dorothy Dyer | May 14, 2021 | Our News
We know from our annual survey that many of our readers – 40% in fact – are unemployed and looking for work. With this in mind, we approached Harambee, an organisation working to support youth in this area, to help us develop a course that would be helpful to them. It...
by Dorothy Dyer | May 11, 2021 | Our News
Our FunDza reader surveys provide us with a wealth of information about the young people who are our community of readers. They reveal the struggles facing them, from lack of finances for study, to how tough it is to find a job. Many of our readers are either...
by Dorothy Dyer | Apr 8, 2021 | Our News
On fundza.mobi we always have at least three free courses available. They are not accredited with any institutions, but those who complete the courses do get an electronic certificate. They are based our fabulous FunDza content, covering a range of topics from love...
by Dorothy Dyer | Feb 1, 2021 | Our News
It is always fascinating to see our top reads, particularly as ‘trending reads’ are no longer highlighted on the site, so these items have been found independently by thousands of readers who have voted with their ‘clicks’. Unsurprisingly, love is an overarching...
