CEO Op-ed
Strengthening ECD in SA: Standards, Support & the Missing Conversation About Care
Recent calls from sector stakeholders for “stronger standards and support” in Early Childhood Development (ECD) are both timely and necessary. As highlighted in the Inside Education report on [...]
Why shared leave is not shared power
We Need to Have a Tough Conversation I first heard about the court case brought by Ika and Werner van Wyk—the landmark challenge to South Africa’s parental leave [...]
We cannot afford to ignore parents in children’s early development
Boys are doing worse than girls. Poor children are doing worse than wealthy children. Teacher training isn’t working. And outcomes in 2024 are the same as those in 2021. [...]
Our Stories
The Parenting Shift Nobody Expected
The Parenting Shift Nobody Expected Voices from the Field | Mikhulu Trust More Than We Bargained For Nobody signs up to a book-sharing programme expecting it to [...]
Struisies Play School & Family Centre
Struisies Play School & Family Centre Struisies Play School & Family Centre is a community-based early childhood development (ECD) [...]
From Shouting to Connecting: How Book-sharing Transformed These Moms
From Shouting to Connecting: How Book-sharing Transformed These Moms In a sunlit room at Masiphumelele Library, near Fish Hoek, a group of women from the nonprofit Uphakanyiso recently [...]
Fathers Connect NPO: Stronger Families through Book-Sharing
Fathers Connect NPO: Stronger Families through Book-Sharing In South Africa, fatherhood is a complex and evolving journey. Many men face significant barriers to being actively involved in their [...]
Meet the Illustrator: Moloko’s Journey
Meet illustrator, Moloko Mabotja, the personality behind Reap What You Sow, one of the latest additions to Mikhulu’s wordless picture book series. This beautifully illustrated book encourages counting, sparks [...]
Bringing Stories to Life: An Interview with Illustrator, Princess Kabeya
Illustration has the power to transport us into different worlds, and for Princess Kabeya, a talented motion graphic designer and illustrator, it’s an opportunity to create meaningful connections. Princess [...]
State of South African Fathers Report 2024
State of South African Fathers Report 2024 The "SOSAF" report, officially titled "The State of South Africa's Fathers," is a data-driven exploration of fatherhood in South Africa, released annually [...]
Empowering Young Children, One Book at a Time
Amandla Development is a powerhouse non-profit on a mission to level up education for children in semi-urban Philippi, Cape Town. Their goal? To tackle school dropout rates head-on with [...]
Research with the Centre of Universal Education at Brookings
In June 2023, the Mikhulu Trust partnered with the Centre for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, a prestigious think tank based in Washington, D.C., to embark on [...]