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What does it mean to invest in a child every day of their lives?
An unlikely performer’s pathway to the stage

An unlikely performer’s pathway to the stage

Twenty-two-year-old Siphiwo Monde recently traveled to New York from Port Elizabeth to tell his story on the Ubuntu Gala stage. His…
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The Meaning of a Dress

The Meaning of a Dress

At Ubuntu Education Fund, our work is rooted in the idea that all people, no matter where they come from, deserve the same opportunities in…
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Jacob Lief
From HTML to HIV

From HTML to HIV

Seventeen years ago, I started Ubuntu Education Fund with my friend, Banks Gwaxula. Apartheid had just ended in South Africa, and we were…
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Jacob Lief
Have We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?

Have We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?

Sustainability and scale. The development world in the past decade has emphasized these buzzwords above all others. How many computers…
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Jacob Lief
Not Afraid — A Story of Motherhood and HIV

Not Afraid — A Story of Motherhood and HIV

One woman’s journey to acceptance and motherhood
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Could You Graduate From Harvard With Just A Windup Computer?

Could You Graduate From Harvard With Just A Windup Computer?

Then why do you expect a child from Africa to be able to?
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What Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About Fatherhood

What Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About Fatherhood

In the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa children live less than a mile from the ocean, but many of them never see it. The beach…
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Jacob Lief
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