LISTEN: Nal'ibali Director @loratoauthor spoke to @motswedingfm's @lebo_mokgatlha about her journey as a children's stories writer, how to get children interested in reading books and the importance of sharing African stories with children in their mother tongue. #Literacy #AllLanguagesMatter #education #Africanchildrensstories #MyHeritageInTranslation

WATCH: USAID Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs has developed isiZulu training videos and edutainment videos to equip caregivers with early learning literacy skills needed to ensure that more children aged 0-6 years old in the Msunduzi Municipality, KZN start primary school with the skills and knowledge they need to learn and thrive. To watch our early literacy training videos for parents/caregivers, follow the USAID Siyafunda Community Learning Hubs Whatsapp channel whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vah… #SiyafundaCommunityLearningHubs #Literacy #education #readingforenjoyment #earlylearning #USAIDSiyafunda

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of Language of My Soul at the prestigious FESTAC Africa Festival in Kisumu, Kenya. The film, directed by the talented @Aubreygre, will debut on August 28th. @africanofilter @PukuBooks @nfvfsa @PanSALB @GautengFilmCom @SABC2 @FESTACAFRICA

Today April 23rd 2024, UN SDG Book Club Africa marks our 3rd year promoting the Sustainable Development Goals, African publishing and sustainability in children's literature with a variety of initiatives which include our Ambassador Schools Program. Onwards!

Happy World Book Day!! World Book Day is an opportunity to share stories and grow a love of reading for enjoyment in your school, home, or community. Books can enhance children's language and communication skills. Reading books with children allows them to learn about other cultures, and improves their imagination and memory. Children exposed to books from a young age are more likely to develop a lifelong love of reading. Nal’ibali believes that a well-established culture of reading can be a real game-changer for education in South Africa, and the celebration of World Book Day is one of the many ways we can work together to establish that culture of reading. See the benefits of reading books with children here shorturl.at/agkCE #WorldBookDay #Storytelling #Storytelling #readingaloud

On @UNESCO's World Book & Copyright Day 2024 #WorldBookDay, Puku marks this important occasion by launching its Registry of Multilingual Children's Books by Self-Publishers and Micro-Businesses in South Africa. All SA languages welcome! Please retweet bit.ly/4b8zD2K

NAL’IBALI ANNOUNCES A NEW DIRECTOR South Africa, Tuesday, 09 April 2024 – The board of the Nal’ibali Trust, a reading for enjoyment campaign is delighted to announce the appointment of Lorato Trok as the new director, starting 1 May 2024. Lorato is an early literacy expert who has been working in the field for over twenty years. She has authored several children's books and nonfiction biographies for young adults. Lorato is particularly skilled at creating reading materials for young children that promote reading for enjoyment, especially in African languages. Lorato’s influence in promoting African languages and early literacy extends far beyond our borders. She has worked across all nine South African provinces, the African continent, and even North America. As a respected thought leader, she has presented papers on early literacy and multilingualism at prestigious venues such as the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., And was instrumental in launching the “Reading Africa'' programme at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. Lorato serves on several boards supporting literacy and education initiatives, including the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Ministerial Book Policy Development Task Team. Her contributions have been acknowledged by Academia.edu, who named and profiled her as one of the 28 Leading Women in African Publishing & the Book Trade in their journal of The African Book Publishing Record Volume 48, Issue 2, in 2022. Lorato is no stranger to Nal’ibali and shares our passion for our important work. We warmly welcome her into the Nal’ibali family and look forward to her contribution as we continue to deepen our impact and expand our reach and influence. Kay Lala-Sides Chair

Did you know the school was named after a record-breaking athlete from the 1970s? The delightful Mme Rosina is very much alive! 🤎 Her life story has been penned by award-winning writer @loratoauthor Available even as an audio book from @_DavidPhilipPub #BuyBooks #RonwenWilliams