What’s it all about?
September is Literacy Month. Literacy Month in South Africa holds great significance due to its focus on addressing the country's literacy challenges and promoting the importance of reading and education. This is how Nal’ibali will be celebrating Literacy Month.
Theme
This year’s theme is “Enriching children’s experiences with stories and reading!” is underpinned by Nal’ibali’s strategy for children in South Africa to have enriching experiences with stories and reading, aligning with its mission to spark a love for stories, build language, and literacy skills, and foster a lifelong reading culture.
Weekly subthemes
Below are the weekly themes that Nal’ibali will be using for Literacy Month:
Week 1 – Book Giveaways
Quality reading materials are essential to every home. Giving away books will help support children in their reading journey and have a greater preference in books and other reading materials.
Week 2 – Literacy Experiences
Get testimonials from children and adults on how reading makes them feel and what regular reading means to them.
Week 3 – Sign Language for All
Exploring the world of visual language in SA Sign Language creatively by all experiencing its unique features through storytelling, reading, poems, and other forms while appreciating the rich artistic heritage of South Africa through SASL.
Week 4 – My Heritage in Translation
As a celebration of International Translation Day, we are to creatively enjoy experiencing new words in our language. Children can come up with words that are used in another language in their learning space or social media to explain what those words could be translated to in their home language.
Notable dates:
- 5-11 September - National Book Week
- 08 September - International Literacy Day
- 23 September - International Day of Sign Languages
- 13-15 September - LITASA Conference
- 23 September- International Sign Language Day
- 24 September - SA Heritage Day
- 30 September - International Translation Day
Competition
Join us as we celebrate Literacy Month by taking part in Nal’ibali’s #MyHeritageinTranslation competition. Nal'ibali is giving away 5 x books to 5 lucky Nal’ibalians (in their mother tongue) who take part in our word translation challenge. Anyone can enter – all ages and languages are welcome.
How to enter
- Send us a video clip of yourself translating these three words into your mother tongue.
- Social media
- Technology
- Science
- Send your video via WhatsApp on 0600 44 2254, DM us at @NalibaliSA on Facebook, X, and Instagram
- Include your name, province, age, contact details, and language
- Competition runs from 1-30 September 2024