Kids in our Early Childhood Development Programme made elephant masks and showed them off in a parade! They were inspired by the book Elmer by David McKee where a…
Author: Alicia Carter
Before beginning her work as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Thanda, Alicia was a Healthy Youth Advisor for the U.S. Peace Corps in South Africa's neighboring country, Lesotho. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Denver in Colorado, USA with a degree in International Health and Development. She is passionate about photography and story-telling that is inspired by people, culture, and the human reality in our incredibly vast universe. You can see more of her work at www.aliciamcarter.com
Esomusa Farm
Our Farm, Esomusa, began with the retirement of Mrs. Sibahle, after working many years as the principal of a local primary school. Now, she hopes to continue working and…
A Festival for the Books!
This month, Thanda held two books festivals as an opportunity for After-school participants to showcase their work, gain new knowledge, and have fun with students from other schools. A…
Inspired by…
Today celebrates Freedom Day in South Africa honouring the fight for equality and freedom. This month, After-school participants learned about artist and activist Keith Haring who led the campaign…
The Power of Play
We sat down with our Co-Founder, Tyler Howard, to talk about the power of play. When Tyler is not facilitating a critical thinking session or lesson planning,…