Meet The Team
Qhawe Bula
Tsepang Khoboko
Akholiwe Fetsha
Aphendulwe Ngqola
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Background
TAQA was founded by 4 friends with an intention of creating greater access to children’s books in exciting formats and in all 11 official South African spoken languages.
TAQA’s books are in video book format which integrates the written, illustrated and audio components of a book to create engaging children’s stories with the intention of helping children learn how to read.
Beyond this, we want to help build a world in which young African children understand their culture and history and are proud of their heritage and themselves. We believe in the power of stories to connect people with themselves and the broader community. We believe in the power of stories as a liberating force. We believe in storytelling.
Our Mission
1. Improve Children’s Reading Ability : 81% of SA Grade 4 learners are unable to read for meaning. We are tackling this by providing books in an engaging and exciting format that can help children learn how to read.
2. African Stories in African Languages : A place where parents and children can find books written by African authors and in all the 11 official South African spoken languages.
3. Exploring South Africa’s Rich Cultures & Languages : To create greater representation of African languages and cultures in mainstream storytelling. It is important for African children to see themselves in the stories they read.
4. Breaking Barriers To Access To Literature For Children : We remove the language barrier faced by most African children who often have to learn a 2nd language (English or Afrikaans) before they are able to engage with stories.
Partners
