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A warm FunDza welcome to… Mmatsetshweu Ruby Motaung!
FunDza's board is expanding with the addition of three new board members: Mmatsetshweu Ruby Motaung, Rayelene Govender and Brian Mbanga. We are so grateful for their expertise and support. We'll be introducing them to you one by one... so this is a warm welcome to...
Magic in your Writing!
FunDza has a mentoring programme where talented young writers are paired with professional writer mentors to guide them through the writing of one of FunDza’s weekly short stories. This is an incredible opportunity for young writers to hone their writing skills and...
Celebrating zero-rating – spread the news!
FunDza is celebrating some great news - the fundza.mobi site has been zero-rated by all major mobile operators in the country. This means that young people across the land can access the stories, blogs, poetry, plays and more on the fundza.mobi platform without...
Zonke and Kwandile – sisters with a love for writing
It is no secret that our online library has created a platform where writers meet and learn from one another. Through their words, they gain access to a world that celebrates their individual stories and diverse backgrounds. One such example is the Thwala sisters from...
Announcing the top performers in Moving Up with the Majolas
Last year's Moving Up with the Majolas competition was so successful that this year we had a re-run! So on 9 April 2020, FunDza relaunched the ‘Moving Up with the Majolas’ course competition, in partnership with the Momentum Metropolitan Foundation. Through the course...
The journey to organisational innovation
FunDza believes that the ability to read and write transforms lives. South Africa is a book-poor and reading-poor country – we exist to change that. To do this we provide teens and young adults with access to high-interest exciting reading content that speaks to their...
MeWithYou Virtual writing workshops
We had received a grant from the National Arts Council to run a young writers development project called "Me With You: Sharing our Stories". This included two two-day writing workshops, one in KwaZulu-Natal, and then one in the Western Cape. We had set up the dates,...
Meet the winners of the #Slam4urLife competition
In partnership with the Western Cape Government Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, and Community Chest, and with the support of Assitej South Africa and Harambee, FunDza launched the #Slam4urLife competition at the beginning of May. The aim of the competition...
Learning at home: a guide for caregivers
FunDza is proud to have been part of an incredible team of people working in the Covid-19 ECD and Schooling Group who pooled knowledge and resources to create this useful guide for caregivers that provides practical and caring tips for creating a supportive learning...
Me With You – a virtual experience!
All of us at FunDza were excited to have received a grant from the National Arts Council to run our ‘Me With You’ writing workshop and mentorship project this year. The project was envisaged as two sets of face-to-face special writing workshops in Cape Town and Durban...
Good Morning FunDza!
The FunDza team are all missing each other so much. We were last together in the office over two months ago now. We miss the chatting, the jokes, the support, the sharing. We have grown strong together as a team over the last year, working through hard times,...
Meet the winners of the After Lockdown Writing Challenge
FunDza is happy to announce the 10 winners of the After Lockdown Writing Challenge that took place in April 2020 on FunDza’s WhatsApp portal. For the After Lockdown Writing Challenge, entrants were asked to imagine what life will be like after lockdown. They were...