In the Media – Symphonia

Media Exposure

2024

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2023

Nov	Vrye weekblad	11 Bok leadership lessons the world needs now
Oct	Business Live	Louise van Rhyn: Opening up Stellenbosch University
Sept	MaroelaMedia	Van Rhyn is nuwe US-raadslid
Jul	Treeshake	Voices of empowerment: 27 Change makers working towards a more united nation
Jun	Vrye weekblad	Maties there is something about Louise
Feb	MathMoms	Listen to lead & connect: Learning conversation with Louise van Rhyn

2022

Oct	Facebook	#WomenReadyToLead Dr Louise van Rhyn
Sept	atd	Leadership development for a better world
Jul	The Glen	South African facilitators share insights in global exchange
Jul	YouTube	Conscious Leadership: How to create conditions for others to thrive [Dr. Louise van Rhyn]
May	YouTube	OD Talk with Louise van Rhyn
Jan	North Coast Rising Sun	Top NPO to lead talks on creating a better future for all
Jan	iol	Louise van Rhyn receives Ideas Into Practice Award for boosting education in SA

2021

Nov	YouTube	Thinkers50 Award ceremony
Nov	South Africa Today	Founder of ground-breaking SA initiative recognised for driving innovative management ideas
Nov	News24.com	Thinkers50 recognises Dr Louise van Rhyn
Nov	GoodThingsGuy	Founder of ground-breaking SA initiative awarded internationally for innovative ideas
Oct	BizNews	A huge achievement for a saffer who came home. Take a bow Louise
Aug	IBASA	How to listen and think to offer quality support to your small business clients
May	Facebook	Women Ready to Lead: Louise van Rhyn interviewed by Prof Thuli Madonsela

2020

Nov	YouTube	Rekindling democracy conversation with Cormac Russell
Nov	Lowvelder	Partners for Possibility prove anything is possible in one year
Oct	YouTube	Active citizenship in education: Engagement with international thought leaders
Oct	YouTube	PfP book launch: Active citizenship in education with Brand Pretorius
Oct	YouTube	PfP book launch: Active citizenship in education with Jan-Louis Pretorius
Oct	YouTube	PfP book launch: Active citizenship in education with Sharna Fernandez
Oct	YouTube	PfP book launch: Active citizenship in education with Theo Garran
Oct	Social Enterprise Mark	Dr Louise van Rhyn names influencer of influencers for 2020
Sept	YouTube	Active citizenship in education with Lucille Meyer
Aug	YouTube	Active citizenship in education: Stories of Impact with Bob Heard and Jane Tsharane
Aug	YouTube	Active citizenship in education: Stories of Impact with Peter Venn
Aug	YouTube	Partners for Possibility: Stories of Impact with Prof Brian Figaji
Aug	YouTube	Partners for Possibility: Stories of Impact with Edward Kieswetter
Aug	Overport Rising Sun	Dr Louise van Rhyn passionate about building the nation through leadership development
Aug	Get It Highway Berea	Partners for Possibility launch second book
Jul	YouTube	Partners for Possibility: Stories of Impact with Brand Pretorius
Jul	YouTube	Partners for Possibility: Stories of Impact with John Volmink
Jul	Impact SA	Business in education forum explores strategic interventions and calls for collaboration to overcome basic education crisis
May	YouTube	Partners for Possibility video

2019

Oct	YouTube	Community Building with Peter Block: Music and Celebration
Oct	YouTube	The Partners for Possibility leadership development and principal support process
Aug	YouTube	Principal leadership development as an enabler for changing education system
May	Tiching Blog	An Interview with Louise van Rhyn
Feb	Partnering Essentials	Partnerships in focus: Partners for Possibility South Africa

2018

Oct	Southern Mail	NGO wins award for work done in schools
Oct	BizNews	Here’s how CEOs and school principals can fix SA education
Aug	YouTube	Presentation at WISE Conference in NYC (as a WISE award winner)
Aug	Global ED Leadership	A nation’s future at stake: An education system in crisis and its solution
Jul	YouTube	Interview with Tim Modise about the Symphonia story
Jul	Power 98.7	South African initiative wins prestigious global education award
Jul	Desert2Desert	Partners for Possibility – Transforming education in South Africa
Jun	YouTube	Thinkers50. In conversation with Dr Louise van Rhyn
Apr	Network24.com	A school as a business
Mar	Sandton Chronicle	The principals of running a school
Feb	TheDotGood	We see the opportunity for this model to be replicated in other spheres
Jan	iol	School leadership the biggest leverage point to improve basic education

2017

Nov	Brand South Africa	Partners for Possibility on the global stage
Oct	HR.com	LEAD Awards 2017: Interview with Dr Louise van Rhyn
Sept	Responsible Business	Funding the sustainable development goals and the role of business
Jun	YouTube	Partners for Possibility impact in South African education
Mar	YourSPACE Old Mutual	Business should focus on soft skills
Jan	News24.com	We can change bad news through active engagement
Jan	ShowMe	Louise van Rhyn – I have a dream for South Africa

2016

Nov	CliffCentral	Interview with Dr Louise van Rhyn
Nov	Mail & Guardian	Beyond learning by trial and error for principals
Sept	News24.com	What could you possibly teach a principal?
Aug	The GRLI Partner Magazine	Partners for Possibility. Business working to transform education
Aug	AI Practitioner	Vision 2030. Provocative proposition
Jul	The Times	Madiba legacy in 67 names
Jun	The Star	Pairing business leaders and school principals
May	YouTube	Partners for Possibility explainer video
May	YouTube	Louise van Rhyn on Partners for Possibility being selected for 2016 WISE Awards – SABC2 Morning Live
Apr	Mail & Guardian	Business has more to give than money
Mar	The Star Workplace	Telling the stories of partnerships that work
Jan	Sunday Times CSI Supplement	Business as a force for good
Jan	The Mighty Pen	School leadership has to be our first priority

2015

Nov	Cape Talk	Bruce Whitfield interview with Louise van Rhyn about cooperation as a means to solve SA’s education crisis
Nov	Netwerk24.com	10 Vrae aan Louise van Rhyn oor sakeleiers en skoolhoofde
Jun	Star Workplace	Partnerships ensure better education prospects
May	Northcliff Mellville Times	Partners for Possibility help schools find leadership
Apr	Netwerk24.com	Education wins in principal partnership
Mar	The Star	Time to walk together
Feb	Die Tygerburger	Book tells story of powerful partnerships in education
Feb	Daily Maverick	SA’s education revolution who wants in?
Jan	Rapport Loopbane	Hanteer angs by die werk so
Jan	Design Indaba News	The Design Indaba BOOK exCHANGE
Jan	Nedbank Greentimes	Helping underprivileged learners in SA find their way
Jan	City Press	Sharing skills gives principals the edge
Jan	The Legacy Project	Louise van Rhyn \| CEO & Founder at Symphonia for South Africa
Jan	Netwerk 24	Ruk swak onderrig só reg

2014

Dec	Black Business Quarterly	The art of possibility
Dec	The Star Workplace	Involving the community to strengthen education
Dec	Alberton Record	Active involvement brings real change at Stoneridge
Dec	The Green Couch	Andre Young Partners for Possibility
Nov	Leadership Magazine	Unfit for human life by Alison du Toit
Nov	People Post	Reconciliation Award for education
Nov	Global South Africans	Partners for Possibility project wins IJR Reconciliation Award
Nov	Mail & Guardian	Business bigwigs go back to school
Nov	SO IT NOW Magazine	Help lead change at 66 under-resourced Gauteng schools
Nov	Eikestad Nuus	Partnership bears fruit
Nov	Southern Mail	Reconciliation
Nov	Shop SA	Partners for Possibility leads education change
Nov	Pretoria News Opinion	Try THIS miracle cure
Nov	MySchoolMyVillageMyPlanet	MySchool sponsors leadership and development programme
Oct	YouTube	Spice for Life interview
Oct	CFO South Africa	CFO of the Week: Bob Head, acting CFO at SARS: improving schools by influencing without power
Oct	City Press	Changing curriculum 100 times wont fix education system – Adam Habib
Oct	SABPP HR Voice	Partners for Possibility – Leading change in South African education
Sept	SEE Change Magazine	Transitioning to social enterprise 2.0
Sept	Newspaper	Partners for Possibility takes education forward
Sept	Business Hi-Lite	Change management leadership initiative
Sept	EWN	Local NGO wins award in Belgium
Sept	Sunday Times	Some lessons cant be learnt at school
Aug	eNCA	SA principals learn a lesson or two from big business
Aug	Sunday Argus	Two heads always better than one
Aug	Die Beeld	Head en hoof vorm wenspan by skool
Jul	ITWeb	Sage VIP ignites alove for reading and math at Boikgantsho Primary School
Jul	BDlive	Setting a fine example
Jul	BDlive	Business can effect change where it counts in schools
Jul	Ovations Group Blog	A thinking partnership and the power of possibility and appreciation
Jul	Media World	Partners for Possibility
Jul	Lead SA	Partners for Possibility – Leading change in South African education
Jun	Leadership Magazine	Unfit for life – Creating a thinking environment
Jun	BizBuzz	Partners for Possibility synopsis by Louise Hendey
May	Accelerate Cape Town	Paul Harris, former CEO of FirstRand – how to make a positive impact on education
Apr	BizBuzz	Partners for Possibility – Chantal du Chenne from Vodacom
Apr	Leader.co.za	Improving education in SA
Apr	Sowetan LIVE	There is hope for the 800k drop-outs in SA
Mar	Leader.co.za	Partners for Possibility: Leading change in SA education
Feb	Die Tygerburger	Unique partnership wants to grow values in schools and community
Feb	Lead SA	Being a Partner for Possibility in Mamelodi
Jan	Plexus Radio Transcript	Citizens, community and education in South Africa
Jan	Lead SA	Growing through relationship building, learning and partnering

2013

Dec	Private Life	Nelson Mandel a Tribute Edition
Nov	YouTube	Cross-sector reciprocal relationships as a catalyst for change in education
Oct	Sarie	Kalmeer… laat angs vir jou werk!
Aug	YouTube	Partners for Possibility action inspired by hope
Aug	News24	We can’t wait for government for change
Jul	Cape Argus	Winning partners
Apr	Mail & Guardian	A bigger role for business in education
Mar	Peoples Post	Never to late for ABC’s
Mar	Hermanus Times	Leaders buddy with school principals
Mar	George Herald	Solution to the education problem
Mar	Business Hi-lite	Groundbreaking business leadership methodology promises to transform education
Feb	Distrikspos	Business leaders team up with school principals
Feb	TableTalk	The road less travelled
Feb	Sunday Times	Helping school heads become more effective
Feb	Bolander	Turning education systems around
Jan	Die Tygerburger	15 000km for education
Jan	BikeSA	Cape to Uganda
Jan	Quality Education	Evaluating the evaluators – Partners for Possibility Programme
	MBA.co.za	Leading change in education

2012

Nov	Mail & Guardian	Citizens’ help turns schools around
Oct	TedX Talk	Changing the course of education
Oct	TheTeacher	Citizens’ help turns schools around
Sept	YouTube	Judge for yourself – Panel discussion: Minister Trevor Manual, Dr Thabo Makgoba, Dr Louise van Rhyn
Sept	Cape Argus	Intervention needed to fix education from bottom up
Sept	TedX Talk	Life-changing partnerships between school principals and business leaders
Aug	YouTube	Sunrise interview with Ridwan Samodien and Louise van Rhyn
Aug	ITWeb	Boardroom to classroom
Aug	Southern Mail	Heatfield Primary School launch character transformation course
Jun	Southern Mail	‘Possibilities are endless’ for Pelican Park Primary
Jun	Oguntê	Global social champion
Jun	Education Handbook	Changing education, one principal at a time
Jun	Mail & Guardian	There is a crisis, minister
Jun	Fair Lady	Education revolution
Jun	The Gremlin	The school must be a the centre of community
May	The Business of Teaching	Principals welcome assistance from community focused partnership
May	YouTube	Interview with Dr Louise van Rhyn
Apr	SAfm	Interview with Sevane Mouazan re Louise van Rhyn’s Oguntê Award
Apr	Oguntê	Louise van Rhyn finalist of Oguntê leadership award
Apr	Mail & Guardian	The business of education
Apr	Kuier	Cameron kook
Mar	Cape Argus	All together now – and in step to a brighter and better SA
Mar	Leadership Magazine	Don’t wait for a hero, be one
Feb	Weekend Argus Workplace	Creating a better country for all
Feb	Southern Mail	Cameron’s got talent in the kitchen
Feb	Media Update	Cape town social entrepreneur wins international CSR Award
Feb	BizCommunity	Community building workshops contribute to social cohesion
Feb	BizCommunity	Business leaders needed to upskill school principals, teachers
Feb	BizCommunity	Business executives get involved to solve educational crisis
Jan	TheTeacher	Like a well-oiled machine

2011

Dec	Bloemfontein Courant	BFN Partners4Possibility initiative
Nov	Krant	Partnerships can change face of education
Oct	Southern Mail	Parents learn how to teach their children
Oct	Walking together for change	Walking together for change
Aug	Management Today	Symphonia: Alchemy of engagement
Aug	TygerBurger Elsiesrivier	Focus now on schools
Aug	Cape Argus	School comeback builds community spirit
Jul	Mail & Guardian	Linking principals with business
Jul	Southern Mail	67 minutes for your own child
Jun	Die Burger	Skoolhoof-inisiatief ‘is uit nood gebore’
Jun	Southern Mail	Kannemeyer goes green
Jun	Cape Argus	Level of education the new ‘struggle’
May	Southern Mail	Kannemeyer Primary launches newspaper at 50th anniversary
May	People’s Post Grassy Park	Teaching is a work of art
Mar	Tygertalk	DVD sends a message of positive change

2010

Nov	Southern Mail	Home schooling programme gets the whole family involved
Jul	Southern Mail	Kannemeyer Primary does it for Madiba
Jun	Beyond	Women of substance
Mar	SA Good News	Can building strong communities combat crime?

2009

Oct	YouTube	Power Within interview (Part 1)
Oct	YouTube	Power Within interview (Part 2)
Oct	SA Good News	Building communities one room at a time
Jun	Sake24	Ontgin die ‘bedekte seen’ van verbruikers in Afrika
Jun	Die Burger	‘Africa-diaspora moet groter druk uitoefen’
Apr	Destiny	Power list Louise van Rhyn power mantra
Mar	Sake Nuus, Sake24	Spanbou kan mag maak – kenner
Mar	Sake Nuus, Sake24	Mensehulpbronkenner vereer
	Strickly Business	The shape of things

2008

Nov	Classic Feel	A world of infinite possibility
Oct	Renaissance	World-renowned transformational speakers return to South Africa December 2008
Oct	Business Traveller	The Art of Possibility in South Africa
Aug	Mail & Guardian	Zander’s pathway to glory
Aug	Itweb Brainstorm	Symphony of possibility
Aug	Business Traveller Africa	World-renowned transformational speakers in South Africa
Aug	CEO Volume 7 No 7	An ode to joy in South Africa
Aug	Citizen, City Business	Zander’s possibility model
Aug	Destiny	Orchestrating powerful change
Aug	Destiny Snippet	Ben Zander’s tips for leaders
Aug	IWeek	Maestro unlocks corporate minds
Aug	Saturday Weekend Argus	Meet the maestro of music magic CPO’s dynamic guest conductor charms city audiences
Aug	Sentinal News	Master Class
Aug	Sunday Independent, City Life	A power of note
Aug	The Citizen, City Life	In tune with possibility conductor brings music and inspiration to South Africa
Jul	Sunday Argus, The Good Weekender	Born to play the classics