Tag: Jan Louwrens

New podcast: Captain Stay Safe talking to kids about covid-19 death

by Staff Reporter

1st July 2020

Buckle up, Food For Mzansi kids. In today’s podcast, Thandi and Captain Stay Safe land in a town called Riemvasmaak in the Richtersveld of the Northern Cape. The streets are ...

SA’s first covid-19 podcast for children released

by Staff Reporter

23rd August 2020

Food For Mzansi today lifts the veil on “Thandi and Captain Stay Safe”, a special covid-19 podcast series to help children and their parents deal with uncertainty during the long-drawn-out ...

Food For Mzansi is collaborating with Baggo Stonetrip, a company owned by 11-year-old entrepreneur Jan Louwrens, to bring children covid-19 safety information in 11 South African languages.

11-year-old releases covid-19 cartoon series in 11 languages

by Staff Reporter

23rd August 2020

While millions of South African learners are terrified by the covid-19 pandemic, an 11-year-old cartoonist and entrepreneur has used the extended lockdown to create a cartoon series educating his peers ...

Back to school: Don’t ignore kids’ coronavirus anxiety

by Sinesipho Tom

14th July 2020

With the first learners due to return to school after the covid-19 lockdown shortly, experts have urged parents to help their children cope with their coronavirus anxiety as the first ...

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