@ReadtoRise

A non-profit organisation promoting literacy in South African communities. Over 380,000 new books have been given in under-resourced communities.

 South Africa
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Joined October 2013
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Taryn Lock@TarynLock8 Sep 2025
Empower 25,000 learners in South Africa with books on @globalgiving Donate 8-12 Sep and fund will be matched (while funds last!) Give the gift of reading. £8 will help 3 children in need. #ILD2025 goto.gg/63668 @ReadtoRise #PassportToPurpose

Empower 25,000 learners in South Africa with books

81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are functionally illiterate. Read to Rise hopes to inspire 16,000 Grade 2-4 learners at 47 primary schools in Mitchells Plain to read. We will do two Class...

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Happy International Literacy Day! Did you know that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning? $8 will help 3 learners in South Africa, sponsor now tinyurl.com/2bxtvaem Let's create a nation of inspired readers! #ILD2025 #InternationalLiteracyDay
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Thank you @DVTSoftware for partnering with Read to Rise so that more children are inspired to read! #grateful #literacysouthafrica #booksforchildren
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Thank you to @DVTSoftware for partnering with READ to RISE so that more children in under-resourced communities in South Africa are inspired to read! tinyurl.com/y9fc3b3r #readingrevolution
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Give the gift of reading Donate now: givengain.com/cause/readtori…
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Books for 25,000 learners in Mitchells Plain on @globalgiving goto.gg/63668 GlobalGiving will match 50% of your donation until 28 March (while funds last!). Give the gift of reading now!
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Olivia M Coetzee se debut noir novel, Innie shadows, onnerie spotlight by Cape Flats Book Festival klyntji.com/joernaal/2025/3/…

Olivia M Coetzee se debut noir novel, Innie shadows, onnerie spotlight by Cape Flats Book Festival

Keith Oliver Lewis vat 'n literary cruise deu dié teks.

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Well done Megan! It was great having you at the 2025 Cape Flats Book Festival - Grade 7 Pupil’s Love for The Library and Reading Inspires First Published Book! goodthingsguy.com/people/gra…

Grade 7 Pupil’s Love for The Library and Reading Inspires First Published Book!

Grade 7 pupil, Megan Rossouw recently wrote and published her first book titled, The Battle of the School.

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Ramaphosa raises grim situation of SA education sector citizen.co.za/news/south-afr…

80% of Grade 3 pupils cannot read for meaning in any language: Ramaphosa notes SA education's grim...

South African pupils dropping out of school before matric and Grade 3 pupils who cannot read is concerning.

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Happening this weekend at West End Primary School! All sessions and writers workshops are free! All are #welcome #capeflatsBF #capetownevents #books #authors #poets #storytelling #free #workshops #bookfestival @ReadtoRise
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Storytelling with author Vennessa Scholtz on 1 February 2025 at 10:45 at West End Primary School! #capeflatsbf2025 #capetownevents @ReadtoRise
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It's been a great year inspiring almost 24,000 children around South Africa! Thank you to our supporters. Give the gift of reading tinyurl.com/2p8betfv @TarynLock @athol_williams
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Celebrating 11 years of inspiring children to read ://www.thegoodnewspaper.net/post/celebrating-11-years-of-inspiring-children-to-read?fbclid=IwY2xjawFpB9BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTLvan_xOTa20IZBPnvUyXcPztewzyF9HnqSQvF1uhXscQ5BuGO5IFgMrQ_aem_bN6rUOfW3YAE-GKHMahoAQ
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We must tell our own stories plainsman.co.za/opinion/heri…
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Today READ to RISE celebrates our 11th Birthday! Thank you all for your wonderful support over the years, we hope to continue to inspire children to read! To date, we have conducted over 7,600 Class Programmes and given out over 350,000 new story books. #Birthday
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Yes let's keep inspiring children to read! Donate now givengain.com/cause/readtori…
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Happy International Literacy Day! Did you know that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are functionally illiterate? Make a difference today and sponsor a book for a child in need for only R50 per learner. Sponsor now givengain.com/c/readtorise/ #InternationalLiteracyDay
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I shared this poem with the @OxfordSBS MBAs yesterday as they wrap up their studies. You create your path by your walking. A university can offer the tools to aid your walking but only you can hear your music and be guided by it.
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Don't miss our Comedy Night Fundraiser this Saturday 3 August at 6pm at West End Primary School. Tickets are R100 pp Book tickets for Comedy Night Fundraiser - Read to Rise (quicket.co.za) #capetownevents #comedycapetown
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Celebrate #MandelaDay2024 by sponsoring a book for a learner in need for only R50. SPONSOR A BOOK FOR A CHILD IN MITCHELLS PLAIN 2024 (givengain.com) #MandelaDay
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