The Speedy Six Olympics

Roslynne Toerien is a proudly South African mother of three young children, residing in Durban, KZN. She holds a Bachelor Of Education and has a love for teaching, writing and dance. Ros is the CEO and Founder of the South African Non-Profit Trust, The LEARN Project which stands for ‘Let’s Educate A Rainbow Nation’ and aims to equip disadvantaged schools with libraries and book corners. She lives by the motto ‘Small actions lead to big change’ and this can be seen in the number of school LEARN library doors that have been opened and minds that have been unlocked through the power of books and literacy. Ros has been a guest speaker at a number of events and schools and was awarded The Paul Harris Fellows Award by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. She has worked closely on The Presidents ‘Reading Champion Programme’, as the Provincial Lead Support Partner with The LEARN Project. Other titles by Roslynne Toerien includes: Under the Baobab Tree; and The Rumbling Rhino.