Co-Founder & Executive Director of South African Literacy NGO READ to RISE. Obama African Leader 2018. Illustrator. Publisher.
Cape Town
Joined February 2011
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Want to give the gift of reading? For only R50 per child, you can make a difference. Support Read to Rise and donate here. We are now listed on Play4Good
play4good.org/charity/read-t… @ReadtoRise
I’m sharing an exhibition of photographs by 21 Afghan women/girls in Kabul, created under Taliban rule. £1,000 prints them on quality paper. Please support and help bring their art into public life. Find it on the GoFundMe page. #AfghanWomen gofund.me/53ff55265
New Book Alert! Our 11th children's book Oaket Goes to Sleep is out #newbook @athol_williams @Theart_Press @ReadtoRise theartpressbooks.com/product…
Empower 25,000 learners in South Africa with books on @globalgiving: goto.gg/63668
Big news: I will be featured in the Obama Presidential Center’s new interactive experience, Imagine Your Impact! It is an honor to be included in a rotation of
changemaker stories. If you are in Chicago, be sure to visit, opens 19 June! #OPC #ObamaLeaders @ObamaFoundation
Wandile Mthiyane is taking on a 1,600km walk to raise funds for Ubuntu Home, a platform that helps families build their own homes. His story highlights the urgent need for change in South Africa. Every donation and share can make a difference. gofund.me/52673d665
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It was great talking to Stephen and the inspiring young people we’ve worked with at the @ObamaFoundation on the @ColbertLateShow.
When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June 19, my hope is that this will be a place where people can come together to meet, learn, and work with each other to create change in their communities. Learn more at tickets.obama.org.
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The countdown begins! On May 6, tickets go on sale for the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center. Mark your calendar, and follow for tips on how to book your visit! 🗓️ obama.org/visit/museum-ticke…
Wandile Mthiyane is taking on a 1,600km walk to raise funds for Ubuntu Home, a platform that helps families build their own homes. His story highlights the urgent need for change in South Africa. gofund.me/ebf8e2b78
SA’s literacy crisis — reading for pleasure belongs at the heart of education policy dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni… @ReadtoRise
Fellow Obama Leader Wandile is walking 1,600km from Durban to Cape Town to raise funds for his Harvard studies and to build homes for families still waiting. Please help him reach Harvard and turn his vision into reality. gofund.me/7b032294e
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—every bit of help makes a difference. gofund.me/838151012
Empower the next generation of change. Donate to help us inspire, empower, and connect leaders from around the world to take on the biggest challenges of our time. obama.org/cast-your-vote-tod…
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Read to Rise launches new ECD programme in Mitchell's Plain @TarynLock @ReadtoRise @athol_williams plainsman.co.za/news/2026-02…
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WATCH | Read to Rise launches wordless book for preschoolers @ReadtoRise @TarynLock @athol_williams novanews.co.za/tygerburger/w…
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Lovely, Cape Flats Book Festival 📚❤️ @CapeFlatsBF
As @WCGovCas we Proud supporters of this celebration of books!l/reading!
Listened to Patric Mellet & Eleanor Damon sharing ancestral wisdom incl. Van Toeka tot Nou.
In Mitchells Plain till 31 Jan, 16:00.
Pull through! 😃
A great summary of Day 2 at the 2026 Cape Flats Book Festival on 1 February 2026! youtu.be/Ptw7PwU7Ku4?si=ZC2n… @CapeFlatsBF @ReadtoRise
Thank you to all who attended the 2026 Cape Flats Book Festival on 31 January 2026! #capeflatsBF @ReadtoRise @CapeFlatsBF
youtu.be/aOi9OdHs1qc?si=gmru…