Nal’ibali (isiXhosa for “here’s the story”) is a national reading-for-enjoyment campaign to spark children’s potential through storytelling and reading.
Impact and Reach
Impact & Reach Infographic
13,304
reading clubs
established in
9 provinces
since inception
2,279
Reading clubs
are still active
86,565
Children in
reading clubs
41,920
People trained
at training events
32,157
FUNda LEADERS
have signed up
Materials Produced
188
supplement
editions in
10 languages
Materials Distributed since campaign inception
678,814
books
46,014,714
supplements
33,837,126
in newspapers
12,286,631
directly to reading clubs/partners
Flagship
events &
competitions
World read aloud day:
1,987,196
children
read to in 2022