Donation to Nalibali

Your contribution to the SA literacy ecosystem - pay the gift of reading forward.

Nal’ibali (isiXhosa for “here’s the story”) is a national reading-for-enjoyment campaign. It seeks to spark and embed a national culture of reading in children from birth to 12 years of age, by developing, enticing reading content in all South African languages. Nal’ibali promotes the use of home languages as home language is transparent, easy to learn and is the first language that children connect with in order to make sense of the world around them.

Nal’ibali stories build a healthy ongoing appetite in children to engage more with reading and to develop other important literacy skills. Children who develop strong relationships with books and reading materials at an early age, are more likely to adopt and sustain a culture of reading. Adults who are in children’s spaces have the responsibility to nurture a love of reading in children as early as possible, to advance children’s development.