WESTERN CAPE BRANCH

As part of our AGM, we hosted an online session on ‘Creating Literacy Cultures at Home.’ Our keynote speaker was Haroon Mohamed, Chief Director Curriculum Management and Teacher Development at WCED and he spoke about the Western Cape @Home Learning Forum. Xolisa Guzula, Lecturer in Language and Literacy Studies (UCT) and member of the Bua-lit Language and Literacy Collective, spoke about the ‘Supporting Learning at Home’ guide for caregivers that was developed by the C-19 People’s Coalition.Mikhulu Trust also launched their new wordless book called "A growing up day".The online event was a success with around 50 people from various sectors (non-profit organisations, tertiary institutions, schools,, government, etc.) attending and interacting on the topic of creating literacy cultures at home.