by Nadeema Musthan | 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 Nadeema Musthan | May 11, 2021 | Our News
FunDza first met Njabulo Goba in 2020 when he was one of several talented young writers selected for our “Me With You: Sharing our Stories” writing project that involved 28 young writers in a virtual writing workshop series. At the end of the workshop...
by Nadeema Musthan | Apr 20, 2021 | Our News
Who’re they, you may well ask. Why do I want to meet them? Well, the truth is they don’t exist but we’ve created them to use as personas within FunDza to build profile of our audience and who we are reaching. We were introduced to the concept of...
by Nadeema Musthan | Apr 13, 2021 | Our News |
FunDza readers first came to know and love the Majola family when they met them in ‘Moving up with the Majolas’ a financial literacy project that FunDza ran at the end of 2019 and again in early 2020 with the support of the Momentum Metropolitan Foundation. At the...
by Nadeema Musthan | Apr 12, 2021 | Our News |
On 6 April 2021, FunDza turned 10 years old! We’re hugely proud of our longevity and the impact that we have had on the lives of young people across our country – and beyond too! A little later in the year we will release an impact report that will...
by Nadeema Musthan | 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 Nadeema Musthan | Mar 30, 2021 | Our News
On 16 February 2015, we published our first Inspiring Tomorrow feature article. Penned by Ndibulele Sotondoshe – who was a final year journalism student at CPUT at that time, the article featured Thulani Mbenge, a boxer from the Eastern Cape. Ndibulele told the...
by Nadeema Musthan | 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...
by Nadeema Musthan | Nov 27, 2020 | Our News
A lot of FunDza’s work is supporting our partners who are also committed to developing literacy with their beneficiaries. So we were happy to respond to Activate’s request to work with them on developing writers and publishing their stories. As Mzwandile Msimang from...
by Nadeema Musthan | Nov 25, 2020 | Our News
FunDza always has three open online courses on offer to our readers. They cover a range of topics – some are theme-related, focusing on topical issues or themes such as bullying, xenophobia, or even romance, whereas others are focused on other areas such as...
