Letta Leopeng
Nominee's Province:
Eastern Cape
Project Name/Description:
Virtual Vision, Founder and CEO
Letta Leopeng, who manages her company, Virtual Vision, is utilizing her creative capabilities to bridge the gap between culture, education, and innovation. Her solid educational background, which includes a Master of Arts in Media Studies from the University of Limpopo, played a key role in her writing of books that made an impact in South Africa’s educational sector. Her first book, titled Gogo Welheminah: Guardian of Her Village’s Cultural Heritage, is an educational children’s literature masterpiece that celebrates diversity and preserves African languages. This book is quite unique as it is multilingual in its approach, consisting of English, Setswana, Tshivenda, Sepedi, Swahili, Shona, and Mandarin. Her other literary works, inspired by her first book, were TechTrek children’s book series, including TechTrek: Nyakallo and Friends and TechTrek: Gogo’s Wisdom and STEM Girls, stories that merge culture with technology and inspire curiosity among young readers. Leopeng said that her journey was not without challenges, especially the uphill battle of pushing forward with a vision that few initially believed in.
