Nazoke! Celebrate reading with our Reading Champions and their bookworms every Friday, at the Diepkloof zone 1 Library.

If we have to - we offer one on one attention to learners who are struggling

Reading Fridays at the Diepkloof Zone 1 Library.

We have to date donated 2000 bookdash books (Imagine & Im the Colour of Honey) the books were distributed to 25 ECD centers and we are happy to announce that the donation has helped our beneficiaries with book ownership, we have new books to use in our reading club and this has also increased the number of parents reading with their kids at home.

The donated books are driving a love for books to young learners and it is also sparking the curiosity and interest for this young minds to keep reading.

In future we plan to raise enough funds in order to print and distribute more books and furthermore, we are looking at using online Bookdash books in our daily reading program...

Today we have completed distributing 2000 book dash books in 25 ECD Centers in Soweto.

All beneficiaries were thrilled to recieve a book or two, this contributes to book ownership and curbing the national literacy crisis...

We run after school tutoring programs in 2 primary schools in Soweto and we have a centre in our local library.

Our program aims to eradicate illiteracy since our beneficiaries are taught in their home languages from grades 1 to 3, and when they get to grade 4 they are now taught in English and this presents barriers to learning to in the English language. This is where we step in, by introducing learners to reading for meaning and creating safe spaces for learners to actively participate in reading and peer learning.

Action plan:

Timeline:

When will you be able to start your project?

• We plan on starting on Friday, the 1st of September 2023

How often will your team meet? Are there any key dates to share for the project?

• Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm at the Diepkloof Zone 1 Library and partnering primary school, yes on the 22nd September learners in our reading club will be taking part in the Soweto Primary School's Spelling Bee Competition, On the 4th of October we are hosting a reading and puppet show for learner around the community of Diepkloof.

Budget:

You don't need to share exact prices, but please share how you're planning to spend the seed funding & what costs you're anticipating to get your project up and running:

• 4 Laptops for members


• 5g Rain Router


• Desk and Chairs for juniors (colourful plastic)


• Stationery(Pens, Pencils, charts, Painting sets, Books marks, Dictionery)


• Printer

Impact:

How will your community benefit from this project?

• We are eradicating illiteracy at foundation level by creating a culture of reaing.


• Creating a community whereby kids can read for meaning and comprehension.


• Re-astablish parent/child interaction relionships.


• Create safe safe spaces for our beneficiaries.

Do you have any measurable goals for your project, such as the number of people that will participate?

• Currently we are sitting at 565 participants and our target number of particuipants is 800 primary school learners friom various schools and ECD centres.

Are you hoping to spread knowledge or increase interest in a specific subject?

• We are at first installing the interest for a young child to even look forward to reading for meaning and by so doinf we are also speading and increasing the knowledge in a sense of vocab, and relating to the contents learnt.

Location: If your project requires physical space, have you decided the location? Do you have all necessary permission and permits to carry out your project at the chosen location?

• We are hosting our sessions at our local library and have signed a memorundum of understanding with the library.


• We are also hosting the program in our partner primary schools and ECD centres.