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 [...]
Expanding Horizons with Book-Sharing
At GCU, an organisation with literacy and sports departments, the power of book-sharing is set to make a meaningful impact in their literacy work. Having completed book-sharing training in [...]
How Book-Sharing Transformed Siya’s Approach to Parenting
“My 3-year-old daughter is so clever! Just the other day, while we were looking at pictures in a book, she pointed to a dress and said, “This dress is like [...]
Building bonds through a book-sharing journey of patience and connection
Nasiphi first learned about Mikhulu Trust from her Bishop at Lake Tiberias Church in Harare, Khayelitsha, who informed her about the book-sharing programme and invited her to join. Eager [...]
Breaking the Silence: Sharlene’s Journey to Literacy Through Book-Sharing
Illiteracy in adults is more than just an inability to read or write; it’s a barrier that limits opportunities, diminishes self-esteem, and isolates individuals from the world around them. [...]
WhatsApp support to help parents of young children
Parentline SA is an easy-to-use WhatsApp support platform offering comprehensive advice on parenting issues and challenges to parents throughout South Africa. Parents can easily join the user-friendly WhatsApp chat to [...]
Fathers Book-sharing Programme in the Workplace
For the past two years, the Mikhulu Child Development Trust has been encouraging fathers to be more involved and present in their young children's lives through a specialised parenting [...]