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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 [...]
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 [...]
Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs Project
The Mikhulu Child Development Trust has partnered with Nal’ibali, Macmillan Publishers and the Sunshine Association in an early literacy campaign called the Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs Project. Made possible [...]
Nurturing Care Centre for Families
“The Nurturing Care Centre has changed the way that I think about parenting. I do not have to always shout to get my point across to my child. I [...]
Adi’s Transformation: A Story of Priorities and Family Reconnection
Adrian, affectionately known as Adi, hails from Delft near Cape Town and stays with his girlfriend and their 10-month-old baby while his other children, ages 5, 6 and 8, [...]








