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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Nal'ibali announces a new Director

Posted on
9 April 2024
South Africa, Tuesday, 09 April 2024 – The board of the Nal’ibali Trust, a reading for enjoyment campaign is delighted to announce the appointment of Lorato Trok as the new director, starting 1 May 2024. Lorato is an early literacy expert who has been working in the field for over twenty years. She has authored several children's books and nonfiction biographies for young adults. Lorato...
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On International Mother Language Day, the Dominican School for the Deaf in Cape Town brightened the spirit of inclusivity and linguistic celebration. The lively atmosphere of the school resonated with the joyous expressions of its students, reflecting the vibrant culture and linguistic diversity thriving within the deaf community. At the heart of this celebration was a profound acknowledgment of the transformative power of using sign...
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​The beautiful thing about learning is that no-one can take it away. Unemployment and lack of education – especially literacy – are two key concerns in South Africa. The official unemployment rate was 31,9% in the third quarter of last year. In addition, the 2030 Reading Panel Report found that most children leave Grade 1, without knowing the alphabet and 82% of Grade 4 learners...
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Nal'ibali Limpopo SEF team graduates

Posted on
24 November 2023
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...
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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...
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