South African NGO, PRAESA, honoured with top international reading promotion

The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA) has been honoured with the prestigious international children’s literacy accolade, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). The announcement was made at a ceremony held yesterday, Tuesday 31 March, in Sweden. The ALMA is the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature and reading promotion, and PRAESA is being celebrated for its work…