Jun 141 minLet Your Greatness Blossom this Youth DayCelebrate Youth Day by thinking about all the ways that you can make your greatness blossom. Youth Day is a public holiday celebrated on...
Mar 173 minCelebrating National Library Week with the launch of our reading journal for children The Otto Foundation is celebrating library week with the launch of a reading journal for children called "The Reading Journey: A Journal...
Feb 92 minAre you the next Otto Foundation librarian? Background: The Otto Foundation is an education-focussed philanthropic organisation established in 2016. The Foundation’s core mission is...
Jan 211 minYou are never too young to shape your year with intentA blog post for children on the theme of intentional living.
Dec 15, 20217 min2021 - a Year in ReviewThe Otto Foundation has been streamlining its projects and funding to focus on the design of relational, educational, social and literary...
Dec 7, 20212 minIntroducing the Reading JourneyThe Otto Foundation Team is proud to introduce our first publication! The Reading Journey: A journal for your literary adventures....
Aug 30, 20216 min"Womanhood involves all"Our team's thoughts on womanhood and the women that have influenced, motivated, encouraged, inspired, and emboldened us. As South Africa...
Jul 16, 20214 minFinding our role in realising Madiba's vision Madiba challenged us to achieve the impossible. On Mandela Day we are reflecting on our role in realising Madiba's vision for South Africa.
Jun 16, 20212 minThe power of sharing our storiesThe tapestry of the South African story is woven from many threads. When we reflect on our country’s history the threads of oppression,...
May 24, 20212 minBook reviews give young readers a voiceAs part of our effort to spark an interest in books and stories, and to foster a love of reading, Otto Foundation libraries host monthly...
Apr 2, 20212 minThe Music of Words2 April is International Children's Book Day! International Children’s Book Day has been celebrated since 1967 on the birthday of the...
Oct 30, 20205 minNew beginnings during a pandemicOtto Foundation CEO, Zephne Ladbrook, writes: "It takes a dedicated project manager and a team of artisans to construct a library. But it...
Mar 23, 20203 minRe-Imagining the District Six Children’s Book FestivalNotes on how we are cancelling a festival and starting a movement.
Aug 2, 20194 minRebuilding the Liyabona Library : a progress updateOur vision for a new Liyabona Library at Holy Cross Primary is coming to life thanks to donor support. Read more on our progress here...
Jun 10, 20193 min Help us raise funds for a new Holy Cross libraryHoly Cross Primary in District Six and a few of their author and NGO friends, are appealing to Capetonians to support their fundraising...
Mar 5, 20191 minA new Computer Room for ZonnebloemIn 2018 the Otto Foundation and the Click Foundation collaborated to launch a new computer centre for the learners at Zonnebloem - a...
Mar 5, 20191 minHosting Book DashThe Otto Foundation and its children's library at Zonnebloem, the Sunflower Learning Centre, hosted a successful Book Dash event in Cape...