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...

This year marks the release of Nal’ibali Children’s Anthology Storybook, which is a collection of 20 original short stories that are suitable for children from the ages of 0 – 7 years. The anthology features an exciting array of beautifully illustrated South African stories with subjects are aimed at igniting a love of books and stories in children across South Africa. Nal’ibali Literacy Month...

Considering the recent PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2021 report that revealed that 81% of SA Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning, Nal’ibali and TNF’s Khula Funda Literacy programme has created a spelling bee and story writing competition to spread love for learning and build a reading culture amongst primary school children in Soweto, Gauteng. The Nal’ibali - TNF Khula Funda...

A new national survey reveals that South Africans read more than we think and 83% of South Africans read in some way, whether for pleasure, to learn new things or to communicate with others, and 32% read books regularly. However, they still face significant challenges accessing reading material, especially in African languages, and most children are growing up without any children’s books at home. This is...