Mehlo Arts Center

The Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) is working with world-renowned South African poet Lesego Rampolokeng and Bobby Rodwell to build the Mehlo Arts Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Mehlo Arts Center is a creative writing school for the youth of Johannesburg and the neighboring township of Soweto. Currently there is no place for young writers from these communities to assemble and engage in critical discussions about their work, hone their skills, and share their writing. By bridging genre and style, the Center will bring together writers of poetry, drama, prose, screenwriting, critical analysis, essay writing, and more. The school will invite renowned artists from around the world to Johannesburg providing students the opportunity to learn directly from writers in the global literary community.