Reflections from Helsinki: Mikhulu selected by HundrED
The Mikhulu Child Development Trust is very excited to have been selected as one of HundrED’s Top 100 education innovation programmes for 2023. In October 2022, Kaathima Ebrahim, CEO of [...]
Crossing linguistic barriers – through art
Stephen Wallace is a freelance illustrator, living with his family in Pretoria. He has illustrated the most recent wordless picture-book for Mikhulu Child Development Trust, Lost and Found. Working from [...]
Community Health Workers bring ECD support to Mothers at home
In early 2022, the Mikhulu Child Development Trust, supported by the Seven Passes Initiative, trained hundreds of community health workers all over the Western Cape — from the Klein [...]
“We all have a part to play”: Changing communities through book-sharing
Annalise lives in Chicago, Paarl - an area that she describes as riddled with drugs and gangsterism. After completing the book-sharing training, Annalise has seen how something which “seems so [...]
Drawing on positive male role-models: Tumi illustrates a book for Mikhulu Trust
Tumi K is an award-winning illustrator based in Johannesburg. She is strongly motivated by the social influence of the books she illustrates. Her current illustrations for Mikhulu Trust’s new [...]
Are you finding it difficult to be a father?
Being a father can be tricky. A new project in Gugulethu is trying to support fathers to spend more time with their children. Sharing picture-books together is a great [...]
“The parents are removing the chains from themselves” : Encouraging parents to get involved in their children’s education
Sinetemba lives and works in Dunoon. Many people in the neighbourhood are unemployed - and Sinetemba sees the effects of this firsthand. When first asked to participate in the book-sharing [...]
Addressing gender inequalities
Addressing gender inequalities in South African families through a new picture-book
Celebrating Partnerships : The Department of Health
Our Celebrating Partners Project aims to recognise and highlight the work that is done by our implementing partners. We look at how book-sharing has benefited them as an organisation [...]