Kelly Grevler was a student when she saw firsthand how a new skill could change your life. Performing as a guitarist in a band, Grevler met new people, explored different places and discovered further career opportunities. So she took to the streets of Johannesburg to empower others through music. With her guitar in hand, and a few extra to spare, Grevler began teaching interested children how to play – at no cost....
Patricia Mudiayi misses her home. She misses the beauty, the games, the energy. At the age of 29, she had to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although she had a degree in Chemical Engineering, Mudiayi couldn’t find work besides tutoring. It wasn’t the life she wanted. People told her South Africa was a place of possibility. Unable to speak English, five months pregnant, and alone, she took a risk and left. But the road to a new life was not paved in gold. Mudiayi had to pave it herself....
The King Shaka International Airport has donated Caps (Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements) compliant natural science and mathematics kits along with mobile libraries to six primary schools in the KwaMashu and Inanda areas north of Durban.
The Sage Foundation recently launched an initiative aimed at equipping schools with mobile libraries. The objective of the initiative is to improve learners' literacy levels and will include the donation of mobile libraries at schools across the country.
The most recent mobile library was donated to the Saphinda Primary School in Umlazi, south of Durban.
Mancosa officially announced its partnership with the Department of Basic Education and New Africa Education Foundation (NAEF), which is aimed at contributing to the 'read-to-lead' campaign. The partnership is underpinned by Mancosa's Literacy Project - a project that was launched on the same day as the partnership announcement.
The GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World donated 11 reading corners to Wingfield Primary School in Kensington in Cape Town on International Literacy Day.
Dawn held its 2017 Mentor Meet-up at the at Shine Studios in Johannesburg. Winners of Dawn's online competition attended the meet-up and met up with some of the country's most influential women as they participated in panel discussions.
