by Asithandile Tyulu | Sep 16, 2022 | Our News
For more than a decade, Fundza has told stories that have touched the hearts and minds of young people. Exciting local content, by South African writers, is one of the unique features of our mobisite as it enables youth to see themselves in the stories they...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Dorothy Dyer Many lecturers complain that their students struggle with writing, particularly the formal academic writing required for tertiary study. But the curriculum is so packed it is hard to find time to support students to develop this vital skill. So…...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Amanda van Niekerk Well, alive and chatting, but the experience was so exhilarating for all FunDza staff involved, that the title is very appropriate. For FunDza staffer Busiswa Mahonono this was her first time hosting a FaceBook live chat and she says that “as a...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Tennille Rode, Operations Manager, and Amanda van Niekerk, Non-fiction Editor, are the FunDza team’s newest additions. Let’s find out a little more about them. Tennille: What previous experience has best prepared you for your role as Operations Manager here at FunDza?...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Ros Haden It was a joyful occasion when we came together to celebrate FunDza’s 10 year journey in the beautiful gardens of The Homestead in Plumstead. We bid a fond farewell to Mignon Hardie, who has headed up FunDza since its inception, and a warm welcome to new...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Dorothy Dyer Every year, the Library of Congress awards literacy prizes to organisations in the US and internationally in recognition of their work. We were delighted that in 2021 FunDza was an honoree (a euphemism for ‘runner-up’!) and received 5000 dollars prize...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Pictured; Asithandile, left. Busiswa, right. Busiswa Mahonono FunDza traveled to Johannesburg on Saturday, 12 March, for an activation at Ya Bana Village for Children, located outside Pretoria. The visit aimed to deliver books and showcase FunDza’s online...
by Nadeema Musthan | Dec 22, 2021 | Our News
Evelyn Buda of Buda Foundation Project in Limpopo is the winner of FunDza’s Business Plan competition, walking away with a R5000 cash prize to invest in her business. From September to November, FunDza ran the Own Your Destiny course on the fundza.mobi site. This...
by Nadeema Musthan | Dec 15, 2021 | Our News |
FunDza wishes our chairperson, Dr Xolisa Guzula, huge congratulations on being awarded her doctorate in education. We are so proud of the work that she is doing to promote literacy in our country. This degree, we know, is the result of many hours of labour, research,...
by Nadeema Musthan | Dec 14, 2021 | Our News
On 17 March 2021, FunDza hosted it’s first introductory workshop for 18 young people selected to be the inaugural members of the FunDza Fellowship programme. The plan: to take this group on an exciting writing journey that we hoped would inform, challenge and...
