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Inspiring a Love for Reading

Nal’ibali (isiXhosa for “here’s the story”) is South Africa’s national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, inspiring children aged 0–12 to love reading with stories in all South African languages. By promoting home languages, Nal’ibali helps children build literacy skills and develop a lifelong reading culture. Adults play a key role in nurturing this love of stories and supporting children’s growth.

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Nal'ibali is a reading-for-enjoyment campaign that sparks children's potential through storytelling and reading.
  • Since its inception in 2012, Nal'ibali has been at the forefront of addressing the literacy crisis through a research-backed, multifaceted campaign that includes reading for enjoyment, encouraging children to read in their home language, providing access to books, and strengthening the reading ecosystem to create and sustain positive reading habits. As we get ready for our Annual General Meeting tomorrow, let's review the Nal'ibali story on the link in the bio. #Nalibali #storytelling #literacy #education #readingforenjoyment #accesstobooks #africanstories #africanlanguages
  • In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
  • WATCH: Our Nal'ibali radio stories reached an estimated 8 million children through SABC radio stations and 1.4 million via community radio stations in 2024. Michael Mkhwanazi, the founder of Diepkloof Community Radio in Gauteng, and Andiswa Ngema, a radio presenter at Inanda FM in KwaZulu-Natal, discuss the positive impact Nal'ibali's radio stories have had on the children in their communities. Listen to our audio stories and see the schedule for our SABC radio broadcasts on the link in the bio. #Nalibali #storytelling #radiostories #education #audiostories #radio #sabc #communityradio
  • Nal'ibali aims to spark a love of stories, build language and literacy skills, and promote a lifelong reading culture in homes, schools, and communities across South Africa. Our reading-for-enjoyment campaign encourages the use of home languages to nurture and strengthen a reading culture in children as home language is transparent, easy to learn, and the first language with which children connect, allowing them to socialise and make sense of the world around them. Nal'ibali needs your help to continue providing reading materials for children in their mother tongue, facilitate literacy training workshops to equip various communities, and drive initiatives to instill a love of reading among South African children. To support Nal'ibali's efforts to grow literacy in South Africa, donate on the link in the bio. #education #stories #nalibali #readingcommunity #literacyinsouthafrica #ReadingForFun #readingmaterials #readers #readingchildren #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childdevelopment
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Since its inception in 2012, Nal'ibali has been at the forefront of addressing the literacy crisis through a research-backed, multifaceted campaign that includes reading for enjoyment, encouraging children to read in their home language, providing access to books, and strengthening the reading ecosystem to create and sustain positive reading habits. As we get ready for our Annual General Meeting tomorrow, let's review the Nal'ibali story on the link in the bio. #Nalibali #storytelling #literacy #education #readingforenjoyment #accesstobooks #africanstories #africanlanguages
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Since its inception in 2012, Nal'ibali has been at the forefront of addressing the literacy crisis through a research-backed, multifaceted campaign that includes reading for enjoyment, encouraging children to read in their home language, providing access to books, and strengthening the reading ecosystem to create and sustain positive reading habits. As we get ready for our Annual General Meeting tomorrow, let's review the Nal'ibali story on the link in the bio. #Nalibali #storytelling #literacy #education #readingforenjoyment #accesstobooks #africanstories #africanlanguages
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In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
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In a beautiful gesture of collaboration and community caring, the Nal'ibali- Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, in association with the @educubed , recently donated 200 blankets to learners at the Katinka Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Newtown, Postmasburg. Lebohang Dunster, Project Coordinator for the Nal'ibali-Lesedi Solar Park Trust Literacy Project, reflects on the blanket drive's success and impact on the link in the bio. #NalibaliLesedi #literacy #storytelling #education #stories #ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛᴅʀɪᴠᴇ
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WATCH: Our Nal'ibali radio stories reached an estimated 8 million children through SABC radio stations and 1.4 million via community radio stations in 2024. Michael Mkhwanazi, the founder of Diepkloof Community Radio in Gauteng, and Andiswa Ngema, a radio presenter at Inanda FM in KwaZulu-Natal, discuss the positive impact Nal'ibali's radio stories have had on the children in their communities. Listen to our audio stories and see the schedule for our SABC radio broadcasts on the link in the bio. #Nalibali #storytelling #radiostories #education #audiostories #radio #sabc #communityradio
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Nal'ibali aims to spark a love of stories, build language and literacy skills, and promote a lifelong reading culture in homes, schools, and communities across South Africa. Our reading-for-enjoyment campaign encourages the use of home languages to nurture and strengthen a reading culture in children as home language is transparent, easy to learn, and the first language with which children connect, allowing them to socialise and make sense of the world around them. Nal'ibali needs your help to continue providing reading materials for children in their mother tongue, facilitate literacy training workshops to equip various communities, and drive initiatives to instill a love of reading among South African children. To support Nal'ibali's efforts to grow literacy in South Africa, donate on the link in the bio. #education #stories #nalibali #readingcommunity #literacyinsouthafrica #ReadingForFun #readingmaterials #readers #readingchildren #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childdevelopment
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Nal'ibali aims to spark a love of stories, build language and literacy skills, and promote a lifelong reading culture in homes, schools, and communities across South Africa. Our reading-for-enjoyment campaign encourages the use of home languages to nurture and strengthen a reading culture in children as home language is transparent, easy to learn, and the first language with which children connect, allowing them to socialise and make sense of the world around them. Nal'ibali needs your help to continue providing reading materials for children in their mother tongue, facilitate literacy training workshops to equip various communities, and drive initiatives to instill a love of reading among South African children. To support Nal'ibali's efforts to grow literacy in South Africa, donate on the link in the bio. #education #stories #nalibali #readingcommunity #literacyinsouthafrica #ReadingForFun #readingmaterials #readers #readingchildren #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childdevelopment
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