Jennifer

We have raised over R80 000 through our recent crowdfunding campaign to print our new books. Thank you so much to all the incredibly generous supporters who helped us reach this goal! We will be able to print over 4000 copies of the books to distribute free of charge to parents and ECD practitioners who have been trained in book-sharing About the books To date, the Mikhulu Trust has published eight wordless picture books including five books for 2-5 year olds (Little Helpers, All's Well that Ends Well, What a Mix Up, A Girl and Her Dog [...]

On 28 June 2019 we officially launched a series of six new wordless picture books. Thanks to all the colleagues, partners and friends who attended the event at the fabulous Harare Public Library in Khayelitsha. It was a wonderful celebration of the hard work that has gone into realising this dream. Three of the illustrators were able to attend the event: Lyn Gilbert, Moloko Mabotja and Mafotse Mashweshwe. At the event they shared their experiences of creating these wonderful books and the challenges they faced. Lyn is an experienced artist and book illustrator and illustrated the first books that the [...]

Any education expert will tell you that a child’s home environment is critical to shaping their future — well before they even enter school. By a child’s fourth birthday, their future aggression levels can be predicted by the quality of their relationship with their parents and the extent to which they have learned to control their emotions. By age six, a child’s language development and ability to focus their attention predict their later school performance and future employment prospects. Parents have long been told that reading to their child is an essential facet of good parenting. A bedtime story can help [...]