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Ntando XV is reimagining fashion through tech.
With support from our Design Future Labs programme, he created XV Algorhythm: an AR tool for virtual garment experiences.
Read his full story 👉 tinyurl.com/bcissann
#BCCESSA #BCSSAImpact
Our Premier Skills and International Enterprise programmes helped "Sports Encyclopedia" Nomonde channel her knowledge into shaping the next generation.
Read her full story 👉 tinyurl.com/bcissanm
#BCSSAImpact #PremierSkills
🤝 A major milestone at the Eastern Cape PSET Symposium: we formalised our partnership with @ecsecc & launched a Community of Practice for entrepreneurship coordinators to strengthen pathways from education to enterprise. 🚀
#BritishCouncilSouthAfrica #PSET #TVET
Policy needs young voices 📑
Today at the Creative Futures Africa Summit, young people showcased the policy proposals they developed through our 10-week #CreativeYouthPolicyLab programme, delivered in partnership with @basa_news 🚀
#BritishCouncilSouthAfrica #CFA
Reporting live from the Creative Futures Africa Summit 🚀
Today, government, innovators, investors & young creatives are exploring how to turn strategy into action. Because the people most affected by policy deserve a seat at the table. 🤝🎨
#BritishCouncil #CreativeFuturesAfrica
What funding options are available to #CreativeEnterprises, and how do you find the right fit? Join Pam Mutembei - HEVA Fund on #SoCreative live episode, hosted by the British Council and facilitated by Eggcorn.
bit.ly/socreativepodcast1
18 Sept | 12 PM GMT | 1 PM WAT | 3 PM EAT
Join us in setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title 📚
Join the British Council & National Literacy Trust's GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS attempt for most people reading online in 12 hours.
Register to take part: l1nq.com/u70y95o
#Take10GoesGlobal
Join us in setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title 📚
Join the British Council & National Literacy Trust's GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS attempt for most people reading online in 12 hours.
Register to take part: l1nq.com/u70y95o
#Take10GoesGlobal
🎥 We're proud to support My Father's Shadow at #EUFF2026, a powerful Nigerian drama where family secrets surface amid political upheaval.
🎟️ Find a screening near you: tr.ee/9dnrau
#BritishCouncil
Don’t miss the deadline to register for IGCSE, GCE, A Levels or AS Levels with the British Council. Visit our website for all the details to help you register. ow.ly/ut4X50ZNaa2
#BritishCouncil
#GCE
#IGCSE
#ALevels
#ASLevels
Community coaches in Stellenbosch came together for a two-day #YouthConnect workshop under our partnership with @PLCommunities exploring leadership, social action & football's power to drive social change.
#BritishCouncil #PremierLeague #YouthConnect #PLNextGen #FootballForGood
Still celebrating #InternationalLiteracyDay!
For this year's #LITASA2026 conference, we were honoured to present on how hybrid coaching helps turn teacher training into classroom action.
Here's to helping build a stronger literacy future in SA! 🇿🇦🚀
#BritishCouncilSouthAfrica
🧳 Travel across Europe without leaving SA
The 13th European Film Festival South Africa returns 17–27 Sept 2026, bringing powerful stories of family, memory, identity & belonging to CPT, JHB, PTA & DBN.
🎬 Save the date
🎫 Tickets on sale: tr.ee/rGVADx
#EUFF2026
#TBT to last month when we joined Phakamani Young Minds Academy in Soweto for #67Minutes on #MandelaDay 🌱.
From university application support to gardening & team sports, we're grateful to have played a small part in these kids' journeys 💙.
#BritishCouncilSouthAfrica #PYMA
Thanks to our @PremierSkills coaches for leading the sports sessions ⚽ & to @forwardzone for keeping 116 young minds fuelled & smiling throughout the day 🌱🙌.
And a special thank-you to PYMA for welcoming us into your world 💙.
Don’t miss your opportunity to apply for the #ConnectionsThroughCulture grants. We’re supporting new creative partnerships between the UK and partners worldwide.
📅 Deadline: 12 August 2026, 23:59 BST
Apply now: ow.ly/zoMq50Zy0t4
ALT Destination Earth Cellule Studio, New Zealand. Credit: Cellule Studio
Taungana Ndoro leads with people first. Our Instructional Leadership Training and Leading Learning for Gender Equality Programme supported him in driving real change across Zimbabwe's education system.
Read his full story 👉 ow.ly/2BwT50ZwsYb
#BCCESSA #GenderEquality
Samah Ayoub broke barriers as the first engineer in her family, then built 100 Girls 100 Futures so others would not have to break them alone. Our Connecting Classrooms Programme supported her along the way.
Read her full story 👉 ow.ly/U75650Zwrxj #BCCESSA #WomenInSTEM
⏳ Applications for our #ConnectionsThroughCulture grants close 12 August.
We’ve seen these grants kickstart incredible artistic partnerships between artists and cultural organisations in the UK and countries around the world.
🔗 Apply now: ow.ly/bGm550ZvJJy
ALT DNT - KIEU REIMAGINED, Vietnam. Credit: © Da Nang Tui
From 13–15 July, we proudly co-delivered the 🌷 TransformHER Living Lab 🌷 with @USAf_ORG, @EDHEOffical & @unilincoln.
Through the Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme, the workshop empowered aspiring female studentpreneurs.
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#BritishCouncil #TransformHER
🌷 Students got to bond and unlock their creativity by sewing, making badges, and creating banners together.
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🌷 A huge thank-you to everyone for making this three-day workshop a true celebration of sisterhood, connection and women's empowerment! 👭👏
We look forward to collaborating to impact more women students in SA! 👩🎓🎀
#TransformHER #GirlPower #Sisterhood
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