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Introducing new Fundza board members: Helping to harness technology to amplify young South Africans voices
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...
Wellington-based education students access our academic essay writing course
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... FunDza...
Live and kicking!
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...
Introducing two new staff members Tennille and Amanda.
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?...
Celebrating FunDza’s First 10 years
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...
FunDza honoured by the Library Of Congress
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...
FunDza’s journey to Ya Bana
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 platform...
Meet budding entrepreneur and business plan competition winner, Evelyn Buda!
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...
A tribute to Dr Xolisa Guzula
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,...
Celebrating our first FunDza Fellows
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 inspire....
Whoop! Whoop! Yes, we do LOVE writing!
We first started our 'developing young writers' programme 10 years ago because our online readers were inspired by FunDza's stories and wanted to write and get published too. Since the first Fanz pieces were published in May 2011 on fundza.mobi, we have published the...
Meet the winners of My Life, My Choice Course Competition!
We are delighted to announce the winners of the My Life My Choice Course Competition! The course was sponsored by JnJ’s DREAMS Thina Abantu Abasha project (you can read more about them here) and ran from 1 October 2021 till the 14 November. We hope that all the 2000...