Illiteracy locks our democracy in abject poverty
Considering the tumultuous educational history of South Africa, it is particularly devastating to see such staggering literacy figures among children.
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Empowering children through stories in their own language
Cadbury Dairy Milk, in partnership with Nal’ibali, has set a goal to create and translate 1 500 new stories for children in their home languages, over the next three years.
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Empowering Children Through Stories In Their Own Language Cadbury Launches Read To Succeed Initiative
iAfrica 4 hours ago 4 min read Share with your network! A love of reading is sparked when children see themselves in stories and relate it to their lives, even more so when it is shared in their home language. Xolisa Guzula – early literary specialist, author and translator – agrees that when children learn to read in their mother tongues it’s much easier to build on that foundation. However, a survey by the Publishers Association SA (2016) highlighted that only approximately 2% of c...
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