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Written by Tshandapiwa Fumo Nestled in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, the Msunduzi Local Municipality is a vibrant area known for its stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and tight-knit community. With rolling hills and a mix of urban and rural settings, Msunduzi is not just a place on the map, it is a thriving hub of activity and life. At the Bessie Head Library, in Pietermaritzburg,...

Written by Neeyam Gareeb Nal’ibali prides itself as an organisation that pursues Literacy Development through the instrument of Storytelling. In this regard, the story of 8-year-old Emileigh Mentoor of Moorreesburg, 100km north of the Nal’ibali offices in Kenilworth, is an inspiration. Although the trip was primarily to meet Emileigh, the overall experience was generously sprinkled with positive outcomes for all who are involved with Nal’ibali. The...

The community of Sweetwaters, Eastern Cape, braved the freezing weather to attend the Nal'ibali Eastern Cape Literacy Month Festival at Sweetwaters Community Hall. Nal'ibali hosted the event, celebrating African languages, culture, and stories, in conjunction with Equal Education. The literacy festival was designed to provide pleasant experiences for children through stories and reading in their mother language. It brought together parents, children from local Nal'ibali reading...

The Yizani Sifunde Project, a groundbreaking initiative in Eastern Cape, offers a compelling model for addressing the importance of early literacy in a child's educational journey. This initiative, spearheaded by the Liberty Community Trust, brought together three reputable literacy organisations which are Nal'ibali, Book Dash, and Wordworks. Their collaborative efforts aimed to address a critical issue of children entering school without adequate language and...

“The project moved the children’s average performance from below the Provincial average to far above it” South Africa, Friday, 20 September 2024 – A major challenge in South Africa is that many children start schooling without having acquired basic learning skills at home or in their communities. These basic skills are hard to learn in school. Can children in very poor communities ‘catch up’ before...

The Nal’ibali-Lesedi Literacy Project hosted the Northern Cape Literacy Month Festival to highlight the importance of literacy, cultural heritage, and the power of stories to shape young minds and build stronger communities at the NG Kerk, Postmasburg, Northern Cape recently. Hosted in collaboration with the Northern Cape Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture, the festival brought together educators, learners, and community members for an...

Nal'ibali is thrilled to partner with Takalani Sesame on launching the inaugural Takalani Sesame Play Festival series, hosted in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Education and other key stakeholders in the early childhood development (ECD) sector. Organisations involved in supporting this initiative include the Seriti Institute and the Lego Foundation among others. The purpose of these festivals is to highlight the vital role that...

Cape Town, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 – Nal’ibali Trust and implementing partners, Mikhulu Trust, Sunshine Association, and Macmillan Education, launched the Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs project, a new early childhood development project aimed at enhancing school readiness in Umsunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu Natal. This initiative is supported by the USAID to strengthen and build community support for early learning to ensure that more children aged 0-6...

The Nal'ibali team submitted a presentation on how we could and why we should increase access to multilingual books and stories in South Africa at the Amazwi Children’s Literature Conference in Makhanda, Eastern Cape on 5 and 6 June 2024. We focused specifically on the value of storytelling and story writing by children to create books in indigenous South African languages that reflect the experiences of...

The Nal'ibali-VW Literacy Project team recently hosted the Nal'ibali Literacy Men's Imbizo at the VW Pavillion in Kariega, Eastern Cape. The event, which aims to encourage men to become reading models for children, was attended by community members and Nal'ibali-VW Literacy Project partners like the Eastern Cape Department of Education, and Masifunde Changemaker Academy. Attendees received training on how to read aloud and tell stories to children, and...

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Exciting Beginnings in Msunduzi Local Municipality: Launching the Siyafunda Community Learning Hub Project

IMPACT STORY:How Nal'ibali supported Emileigh Mentoor in her reading journey

The Eastern Cape Literacy Month Festival lays the foundation for a reading movement in Sweetwaters

Yizani Sifunde: A model for early literacy success

The Yizani Sifunde Literacy Project in the Eastern Cape - A Successful Collaboration that Improved Early Literacy

Northern Cape Literacy Month Festival: A Celebration of Language, Culture, and Legacy

Nal'ibali partners with Takalani Sesame to launch the Takalani Sesame Literacy Month Festival

USAID Launches Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs to Promote School Readiness

Nal'ibali draws attention to the importance of multilingual books at the Amazwi Children’s Literature Conference

The Nal'ibali Men's Literacy Imbizo encourages men to become reading role models