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Nal’ibali began working as a Strategic Implementation partner of the Social Employment Fund, a project started by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), to combat the high unemployment and low literacy rates in South Africa in August 2022.  According to Stats SA, the unemployment rate in South Africa is currently sitting at 32.9%, a 0.2% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022. To increase employment in the…

In East London, a group of children are giggling their way through an isiXhosa book, being read to them by their ECD teacher. In Queenstown, a “story sparker” is listening to a young boy retelling a story that he had been read, in his own words. These children and adults have all been part of the Yizani Sifunde (Come, let’s read) project – a…

Nal’ibali is officially present in all 9 South African provinces. This comes after our Nal’ibali North West Launch at Moretele.   The North West province is an exciting addition to furthering Nal’ibali’s vision of encouraging children to have positive experiences with stories and reading books in South Africa. In collaboration with the National Education Collaboration Trust, the Department of Basic Education in the North West Province, and…

In partnership with Old Mutual, Nal’ibali aims to use this year’s Mandela Day’s 67 minutes to reach a combined number of 670 learners from selected schools across Kwa-Zulu Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Gauteng provinces. The schools selected for this year’s Mandela Day initiative were chosen based on need, with many lacking essential learning materials like books, flashcards and reading charts….