Sam van Tol, who is originally from the Netherlands, has created a sustainable, eco-friendly notebook for children. (Marvin Charles/News24)
A Cape Town-based entrepreneur is on a mission to get children writing in the most impoverished areas.
Sam van Tol, originally from the Netherlands, created a sustainable, eco-friendly notebook for children, specifically in under-resourced schools.
Van Tol said that, at the age of 20, when his family were visiting South Africa, he was trying to figure out what to do with his life.
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