Afrocentric Education (Gwendolyn Ntsiki Bereng)

So, we know that most business ideas start out with a founder who is trying to solve a problem. For today’s founder, Gwendolyn Ntsiki Bereng, it all started when she took her child to a multiracial pre-school in South Africa. <br/><br/> In 2019 she left her corporate job to launch the Johannesburg-based pre-school, Appletree Montessori where she is the Directress and leader of this institution for early childhood development. She also trains private groups of new parents in alternative ways to educate their little ones and collaborates with non-profits in the agricultural sector to educate children who are raising their own siblings. Ntsiki wants to do more than impact the children she looks after, she wants to have a positive impact in the communities where she works. There are many layers of complexity in this week’s conversation and I hope you walk away with some thoughts and reflection on what it takes to solve a big problem.  And also some inspiration to tackle that issue that still keeps you awake at night. <br/><br/><br/>LINKS AND MENTIONS<br/><br/>Motseng - Setswana word for village <br/>ECD - Early Childhood Development <br/>SETA -  Sector Education and Training Authority - South African vocational skills training authority