In 2015, Biblionef undertook a strategic rethink process and concluded that only donating books to schools did not guarantee that it would be used optimally to benefit the children. This resulted in Biblionef carrying out a pilot project to determine what effect Read More …
Introduction Thanks to the funding granted by the Yamada Apiculture Centre through IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People), Biblionef was able to support 14 rural schools just outside East London with a donation of high-quality storybooks and also Read More …
The 8th September was declared International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1965 and has been celebrated annually ever since. To commemorate this special day, we have made a MASSIVE donation to the Read More …
Mandela Day is celebrated every year on the 18th July and people from all over the world are encouraged to spend at least 67 minutes (1 minute for every year of Madiba’s public service) doing something positive for their communities. Read More …
On the 5th June 2018, we had the privilege of hosting a very special discussion around a remarkable storybook called “Skin we are in” by Dr Sindiwe Magona. Over 50 teachers attended the discussion to learn more about the content Read More …
Biblionef has provided much-needed resources to 100 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres in 4 Provinces throughout the country. These Provinces includes the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. With funding from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), we were able Read More …
Jean Williams shares her top tips to look out for when purchasing storybooks for visually impaired children. As the Executive Director of Biblionef, one of our main objectives is that ALL children should have access to books, this includes visually Read More …
Language is a road map of culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going – Rita Mae Brown In celebration of UNESCO‘s International Mother Language Day, we have donated a total of 12 584 storybooks in Read More …
With funding from our committed donor, the Jim Joel Fund, we were able to support organisations focusing on early childhood development in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. We worked with Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres, ECD toy libraries and ECD Read More …
In keeping with this year’s World Aids Day theme of Impact Through Transparency, Accountability and Partnerships, we have donated a very special storybook titled, ‘Brenda has a dragon in her blood’ to schools and children’s organisations throughout the country. (Read Read More …