Welcome back, Amber!

Welcome back, Amber!

We’re delighted to welcome Amber Solomons to FunDza. She’s joining the FunDza team as a journalism intern till the end of year, and she’ll be writing blogs and articles, and editing and providing feedback to our Fanz writers. Here’s a little...
Personal development through NLP

Personal development through NLP

The Learning Trust (TLT) has been running Neuro-Linguistic Programming workshops and courses for its grantees for several years. Charles Ainslie, former director of TLT, together with Christine Downton, the TLT chair and founder, are now setting up a trust to run...
Congratulations Ndibulele – our first FunDza dad

Congratulations Ndibulele – our first FunDza dad

Special things have been happening in our neck of the woods lately. One of those things is “Inspiring Tomorrow” feature writer, Ndibulele Sotondoshe who has recently become a dad. Ndibulele joined us in 2015 as a journalism intern, and over the years has been the...
Hamba kakuhle, Sonja!

Hamba kakuhle, Sonja!

I first met Sonja when she was in the process of finalising her book – The uBuntu Girl – detailing her incredible journey across our country. FunDza’s publishing partner, Cover2Cover Books, ended up publishing the book… but through the process...
Joining hands, speaking from our hearts

Joining hands, speaking from our hearts

This year we have committed to spending some resources on team building and personal development opportunities for staff as we have seen the difference these can have on individuals and the wellness of the organisation as a whole. Creating space to get to know one...
Refresher training for Team FunDza

Refresher training for Team FunDza

The new year started with a bang, and one of our top priorities was to get Team FunDza out of the office and into the classroom… to introduce learners to our popular and practical ‘Writing Good Essays’ workshop. There are already a number of...
Introducing Connor, FunDza’s New Team Member

Introducing Connor, FunDza’s New Team Member

Energetic, well dressed, eager and curious, ambitious and outspoken, are just some of the adjectives you might use to describe our Connor Hoedemaker. He’s the latest and youngest member of our FunDza family, joining us as an intern after he spent the last year as a...