Mnqobi is in Grade 4 in our After-school Programme. He enjoys skateboarding and watching movies for fun. When we asked Mnqobi who his hero is, he responded: Captain America. Why? “Because…
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
I Have a Dream – Martin Luther King Jr.
A hero is someone who never conforms and shows us the danger of a person who is always conforming, or who Dr. Martin Luther King explains is “more devoted…
Spider-Man and Responsibility
Spider-Man helps us to consider what truly makes someone a hero. Is it because they are brave? Do they have super-natural powers? Are they…
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace is a hero to us because she defied social norms to study math and science as a woman. She encourages us to break through these norms and…
Father of Two – MDex’s Hero Story
Mdedelwa “MDex” Mkhize is a Father, Mentor, Manager, and most importantly, Hero. MDex joined Thanda in 2015 as a Farming Mentor and now manages the programme. He was born…