SABC and Nal’ibali are bringing stories to South Africa’s children
In partnership with SABC Education, Nal’ibali has recently launched a children’s radio programme on SABC public radio stations. Airing children’s stories in all official languages three times a week, the partners are working together to create the conditions that inspire and sustain reading-for-enjoyment practices using oral storytelling – a vital tool in literacy development.
“Oral storytelling, apart from being entertaining, provides children with the richness of…
12 women driving literacy change in South Africa
This Women’s Month, Nal’ibali is celebrating women in South Africa working to drive literacy change in South Africa. From authors to directors of organizations, these are the women helping to get your child reading. Let’s celebrate them, today and everyday!
Arabella Koopman, content developer for the Nal’ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign, believes that storytelling is inherent to being human. The former teacher and publisher says: “Stories are the…
Nal’ibali supplement now available in Afrikaans and Sesotho
The Nal’ibali literacy supplement – produced in collaboration with the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA) as part of the broader Nal’ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign – is now available in two new additional languages: Sesotho and Afrikaans. Along with the new languages, the distribution has also been expanded from four to five provinces, to include the Free State, as part of the Sowetan newspaper’s regional…
Pitching in together
“Not everything that counts can be counted. And not everything that can be counted, counts.”
— Albert Einstein
It’s always a sign of hope when we sense the buzz of activity as organisations and individuals gear up to do volunteering for a better South Africa, especially around days such as Mandela Day. There is something we can all choose to do to help with one of…
Tune in and read along with Nal’ibali and SABC!
Nal’ibali and the SABC have teamed up this Mandela Day to read Chris van Wyk’s magical story, Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela. For your own copy, to read along with us, go here… and check the times below for when to listen in!
Station
Show
Times
Language
Ligwalagwala Fm
Breakfast Show
9h00 – 10h00 (09h15 – 09h25)
Swati
Phalaphala Fm
Lifestyle Show
9h05 – 12h05 (11h15 – 11.h18)
Venda
Motsweding FM
Resemeletse Show
9h00 – 12h00 (09h22 – 09h33)
Tswana
Munghana Lonene Fm
Gingirikani Show
9h00 – 12h00 (9h50 -…
How reading saved my life
I am alive today because reading saved my life.
There are not many people who love reading. It is so disappointing to find that people still have negative attitudes towards reading. I can’t blame them because we all have different experiences and reasons. I long for a day where reading and writing will be advertised and hyped up like drugs and alcohol. Billboards everywhere, TV,…
Support a reading club this Mandela Day
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
– Nelson Mandela
The 18th of July is the 5th Nelson Mandela Day celebration, and we want you to celebrate by giving 67 minutes of your time to a reading club near you.
Spend your…
Sharing the magic of stories this Mandela Day
This Mandela Day, Nal’ibali called on radio stations across the country to help create 67 minutes of collective storytelling across the airwaves. Not only did the stations respond, they went above and beyond, airing far more than the required 67 minutes of children’s stories in support of the campaign’s mission to create the conditions that grow a love of reading, and hence promote literacy development…
67 ways to celebrate Mandela Day
Try these ideas to inspire reading, writing and storytelling among children – not just on Mandela Day, but every day of the year, because children who are passionate readers today, are tomorrow’s leading problem solvers. Once you’ve tried these, download all 67 ideas here!
Visit a reading club where you can read to children, tell them stories, drop off books and stationery – not just during Mandela Month…
Nal’ibali training in May
This May the Nal’ibali team travelled the country, doing live reading club demonstrations. These training sessions offer participants a clear understanding of the purpose of Nal’ibali reading clubs (to promote reading for enjoyment as a literacy development strategy) and to give practical advice on how to organise activities, create a safe and nurturing reading space, and most importantly, to encourage reading for pleasure!
The live demonstration training…