by Nadeema Musthan | Sep 21, 2021 | Our News
We are very excited to announce that for the President’s next Virtual Reading Club the book being discussed is to be found on FunDza’s site. The Virtual Reading Club is run by the National Education Collaboration Trust’s National Reading Coalition, of which...
by Baeletsi Tsatsi | Sep 9, 2019 | Our News
Renowned storyteller and writer, Baeletsi Tsatsi, works on a freelance basis for FunDza in Gauteng to run workshops, activations and training days. We love her and the way that she brings thought and sensitivity to her work with young people. On 28 August, she ran a...
by Team Fundza | Apr 29, 2019 | Our News
On the 25th and 26th of March 2019 the WCED held a conference discussing the future of education in South Africa. FunDza was invited to attend the convention at the Cape Town International Convention Center as exhibitors and we left feeling inspired! There were...
by Nadeema Musthan | Apr 15, 2019 | Our News
On 9 April Dorothy and I ran a session at the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute in Kraaifontein with after school practitioners. The session was part of the After School Game Changer Practitioner course run by the Western Cape Government, along with other...
by Team Fundza | Apr 8, 2019 | Our News
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is an annual event that Cape Town has come to embrace since 2000 – initially as part of the North Sea Jazz Festival. Every year at the end of March, or beginning of April, the event unfolds, opening its arms for local jazz...
by Nadeema Musthan | Mar 8, 2019 | Our News
We spend a lot of time working with our Fanz writers virtually – emails largely, but sometimes SMSes/WhatsApps or the odd phonecall. Having the opportunity to meet them in person and speak face-to-face becomes a valuable and precious opportunity. FunDza has...
by Nadeema Musthan | Oct 29, 2018 | Our News
As all writers know, there is nothing quite like holding a book with your work in it. And this is how young learners at three reading clubs in Gauteng are feeling this month. Last year FunDza designed and implemented a pilot writing course, run by three groups in the...
by Team Fundza | Sep 27, 2018 | Our News
For the past couple of years, FunDza has been invited to join National Book Week and shine a light on literacy and reading. This year five FunDza team members collectively visited five provinces running a total of 10 sessions that reached an estimated 275 people. The...
by Team Fundza | Sep 27, 2018 | Our News
The South African Innovation Summit brings together innovative trailblazers from across the world with a specific focus on the African continent. The purpose is to allow a space for innovators to meet and exchange ideas. Zilungile Zimela, FunDza’s Marketing and...
by Team Fundza | Sep 26, 2018 | Our News
We once again had the honour of hosting 30 students and four lecturers from False Bay College Khayelitsha and Fish Hoek at this year’s Open Book Festival (OBF) on Friday 7 September 2018. Very big thanks to festival organisers Mervyn Sloman and Frankie Murrey of OBF...
