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We are just about to launch a simple campaign called Whispering Books. Tell one person … more if possible … but get the message out there. We have already started, with some unexpected and hopeful results. Reading is not difficult (we have proved that over and over again). Somebody has to deliver the passion, the […]

There is huge potential to develop the Reading Toolbox Project into a viable business providing jobs and increasing skills, particularly in under-served communities. The initial research and development have been done over the last ten years, with funding from interested individuals and organizations who see the urgent and important need to help children to read

Reading is not a sport. You won’t find it at the Olympics. But you can be an Olympian Reader if you train for it and work at it. Where do I get the books? This is the hard part, especially if you live in a rural area, or one where there are few (or no)

The big secret to empowering reading children is not too difficult to work out. Give them books. Give them books that are interesting, exciting and fun, books that attract them and get them reading without thinking about it. Children’s Book Network has, over the last twelve years, assembled a reading list of note – one

The plan is simple and has three parts: Find donors for reading toolboxes, or individual reading book-bags. There will be 5 boxes in all (3 are complete and 4 more will be ready by the third term, with the balance by the end of the year.) Produce one-page reading material (from the handbooks) for every

Putting children and books on the same page Working with the ‘missing middle’   Over the last twenty years, South Africa has given serious priority to Early Learning (Ages 4 to 7 years). Starting at the beginning makes excellent educational sense and serious financial and practical attention has been directed at this age group. After

We have been warmly welcomed by two prestigious local initiatives in connection with the Reading Toolbox Project. Grootbos Trust has offered advice and collaboration on both the Blue Toolbox material (particularly on veld foods and survival in the wild) and – more particularly on the Green Toolbox, which will begin very shortly (The Environment). We

Workshops and training continue as usual – thanks to Wilien’s hard work and steady funding from Rotary Rottweil dedicated to this purpose. Regular workshops in Stanford are at three venues weekly. Training workshops will increase as we work with more trainees and the usual once-a-term big workshop in Hermanus continues. As part of our Monitoring

Calitzdorp and Kruis Rivier During the week of 8 to 16 April, a small and very dedicated CBN team of five people visited four schools in the Klein Karoo to hold a series of workshops in the rural area in and around Calitzdorp. Basing ourselves at Red Rock Hills Guest Farm, we stayed in two