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My favourite kind of people are the ones who say they are going to do something, ignore the muttered voices saying it isn’t possible,
Friends. Where would we be without them?
Lisa Witherden arrived like a lucky bean at just the time we needed her. Within two weeks of introducing herself, lockdown began and she
Friends. Where would we be without them?
Keeping us on the straight and narrow – Elsa Gebhard It is way beyond time that we recognized the immense amount of work that
Read at Home
This week, the first unit of the Happiness Project has reached the children we work with in De Kop informal settlement. It is the
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This project has been in our minds throughout lockdown when it was imperative to get material out there as fast as possible – and
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‘Never waste a good crisis’ Memorably said by Winston Churchill, this remains a very significant way of looking at things. This has not been
General Reports
A summary for those who are short of time… Children’s Book Network approaches 10 years of working with children without books or a love
General Reports
Introduction Soon, it will be ten years since CBN began to work with children from poor communities who had little interest in books and
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If ever we needed it, it’s now! But we have been forced to admit that it is not possible to achieve all we wanted
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We have been very fortunate to receive funding from Rotary Rotweil that will enable us to continue our reading programme for children out of
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We are glad to report that the eight weeks of Lockdown Learning is extended for another week and that Vuyo reports a really good
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Children’s Book Network has nearly completed an 8-week reading programme called Lockdown Learning with children in De Kop and Stanford South. Circumstances are not
Funders
We are really thrilled that three long-standing friends of CBN are joining us internationally to raise funds for the continued work of CBN at
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Now in it’s fifth week, with daily activities, reading, writing and illustrating as well as games and songs, we hope this is making a
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Each week since the 11th of May, we have distributed CBN Lockdown Learning Booklets to our children in De Kop settlement in Stanford. Each
Project Reports
In mid-June, for the last week of our Lockdown Learning project, we are introducing a programme designed to remind us all about free-range joy,
Read at Home
There was a joyful response from children at De Kop informal settlement on Monday 11th May, when the starter kits were handed out with
General Reports
A funding appeal without the number 19 in it! Instead, we would like to invite you to join the Children’s Book Network Thousand Club.
Project Reports
In these extraordinary times, we have to think – and act – quickly. Now that lockdown restrictions have been slightly lifted (and we can,
Project Reports
In these extraordinary times, we have to think – and act – quickly. Now that lockdown restrictions have been slightly lifted (and we can,