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Nali'Bali in the media

USAID Launches Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs to Promote School Readiness

17 July 2024

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

13 June 2024

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

4 June 2024

Nal'ibali's Storyplay Co-ordinator, Nadia Lubowski, travelled to KwaZulu-Natal to train and support ECD practitioners in their implementation of the Storyplay approach. In this piece, she relays her personal and professional experience in helping spread the power of stories: We had been driving since 7am, we had visited six early childhood development (ECD) sites by mid-afternoon. My thoughts were meandering between endless questions and absorbing and experiencing...

Catherine Kell, Associate Professor of Linguistics specialising in literary studies at the University of the Western Cape, speaks to us about the danger of the single story and necessity of different narratives: A group of lees-mammies (reading-mommies) talked to me about story-telling in their lives when they were young children growing up on wine farms in the Western Cape where their parents worked as labourers....

Omphile is a 13-year-old Grade 7 learner at Prinshof School for blind and visually imapired children. She has congenital glaucoma and therefore has limited eyesight. Omphile has always enjoyed reading – perhaps because everyone else in her family reads – and would like to encourage adults and older caregivers to help other blind or visually imapired children experience the joy she has found in...

Reading and telling stories are important activities that encourage children to develop their imaginations, excellent memories and increase their vocabularies. As part of our broader ‘Story Power’ campaign, we embarked on a two-day programme of ‘Healing through Stories’ workshops designed to use stories – written, told and read – to help children to make sense of their hardships, in a fun environment where play...

This Women’s Day we salute local librarians, teachers and literacy activists for being inspiring change-makers in their community. The literacy librarian: Edith Khuzwayo Edith Fezeka Khuzwayo, the Managing Librarian at the Murray Park Library in the City of Johannesburg, is one of those community members who should be celebrated not just on Women’s Day but every day of the year. In addition to managing the day-to-day running...

This Women’s Day we salute local librarians, teachers and literacy activists for being inspiring change-makers in their community. The literacy librarian: Edith Khuzwayo Edith Fezeka Khuzwayo, the Managing Librarian at the Murray Park Library under the City Of Johannesburg, is one of those community members who should be celebrated not just on Women’s Day, but every day of the year. In addition to managing the day-to-day running...

Nal'ibali's early literacy trainer and programmes support officer is one of Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans for 2015! Take a look at Malusi's profile, his achievements and his passion for literacy and social change: Malusi Ntoyapi works at Praesa (the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa) on the Nal’ibali reading for enjoyment campaign as an early literacy trainer and programmes...

Nal’ibali’s Holiday Programme was in full force this year, spreading the message that reading is an enjoyable part of daily life. Our Literacy Mentors across the country set up holiday reading programmes that ran straight throughout the July school break. In keeping with the holiday spirit, each programme session was designed to get children involved with stories and storytelling in fun and unusual ways....

Nal'ibali teamed up with Media24 and South African celebrities to inspire parents and caregivers across the nation to join our Mandela Day Read-A-Fun! The aim of the campaign is to help adults realise that they have the power to instill a love of reading in their children, by simply reading aloud to them everyday. Celebs who took part in the Read-a-Fun included ministers, judges, sports stars,...

The Nal’ibali national reading-for-enjoyment campaign has joined forces with publisher Pan Macmillan to inspire even more children with the picture book version of Nelson Mandela’s bestselling autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. Abridged by the late award-winning author Chris van Wyk, the book brings Madiba to life for a younger generation – from his childhood days as a young village boy to his campaign for freedom across the...

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Nali'Bali in the media

Nal'ibali research: A glimpse into child’s play

The dangers of the single story

Helping blind and visually impaired children discover story worlds

The healing power of stories

Women's month: Literacy superwomen

Women's month: Literacy superwomen

Nal'ibali Trainer Malusi Ntoyapi named a 'Top 200 Young South African'

Nal’ibali's holiday Story Power

Nal'ibali, Media24 and Mandela Day: Video

Nal'ibali and Pan Macmillan celebrate the memory of Madiba with children across South Africa