{"id":1354,"date":"2016-04-20T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justmeneesha.com\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2021-07-06T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:01:56","slug":"support-world-book-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmeneesha.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/20\/support-world-book-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Support World Book Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently quoted a UN Development Programme literacy survey, that said South Africa lags behind other African countries like Zimbabwe, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho and Libya, in spite of its huge investment in education over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n

One of the problems SA faces is a lack of reading resources for many children around the country. To address this problem, I believe more needs to be done by us, the people who love reading, who understand its importance and want to share this with others.<\/p>\n

World Book Day (WBD) on April 23 is a chance for us to do this. A quick Google search will bring up an array of activities and programmes around the country aimed at helping to get books to communities that need them.<\/p>\n

The Nal\u2019ibali (isiXhosa for \u201chere\u2019s the story\u201d) initiative is an example of a national reading-for-enjoyment campaign to spark children\u2019s potential through storytelling and reading.<\/p>\n

This year, to mark World Book Day, The SA Booksellers Association will strive to assist this campaign.<\/p>\n

The SA Booksellers Association aims to promote a culture of reading and learning by supporting literary events and initiatives and by assisting its members to do the same.<\/p>\n

This year, SA Booksellers Association members around SA \u2013 Exclusive Books, Bargain Books, Wordsworth and Books & Books \u2013 will celebrate WBD by having seven of the official WBD children\u2019s\u2019 books available in store for only R25. The initiative began last week and runs until April 30.<\/p>\n

If you want to help, head on down to a participating bookshop near you, buy one (or more) of these books and donate to Nal\u2019ibali by putting them in the donation bins at the counter in the store.<\/p>\n

The WBD titles are:<\/p>\n