Ayakha’s Climate Change Quest
AWARDED A SILVER PENDORING AWARD IN 2020
Brief
Create a children’s book highlighting the climate change emergency and target it towards
South African primary school children from underprivileged backgrounds.
Insight
Climate change is portrayed in the media as a Western world issue however the impacts are
felt globally.
Concept
Overcoming adversity
Solution
“Ayakha’s Climate Change Quest” is a children’s book written in English, with isiZulu translations. The book is based on a young South African girl named Ayakha Melithafa, who has become a climate change activist despite her rural background. The story aims to inspire South African children to do their part in the global emergency.
The following images display the book in isiZulu and in English thereafter.
English book translation
