Biblionef South Africa is proud to announce the arrival of Together Apart: The Story About Living in Apartheid. Produced in partnership with Jacana Media and generously funded by the National Lotteries Commission, this extraordinary book explains what apartheid was and Read More …
Imagine growing up in a world where every storybook you see is in a language you barely understand. The characters don’t speak like you, the stories don’t feel familiar, and reading feels more like a chore than a joy. For Read More …
Biblionef South Africa is proud to drive an initiative that promotes early childhood literacy across the Western Cape. Supported by our donor, this project equips 100 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres with a carefully selected range of resources (quality storybooks Read More …
In a heartwarming initiative to ignite a love for reading and learning, Biblionef South Africa, in partnership with Nelson Mandela University, has made a remarkable impact in Motherwell, Gqeberha. This transformative project, funded by the Yamada Apiculture Centre, provided 2683 Read More …
Biblionef South Africa is honoured to highlight the incredible efforts of Queen Katrina Esau, one of the last three speakers of the N|uu language, an endangered San language. At 91, Queen Katrina is leading a powerful initiative from her home Read More …
In the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, amidst the rolling hills and vibrant communities, a quiet revolution is taking place in the classrooms of 10 primary schools. This transformation is the result of a remarkable collaboration between Biblionef South Africa and the Read More …
Let dance lead the conversation about our creativity as a people. – Gregory Maqoma With Jacana Media and funding from the National Arts Council, we commissioned the publishing of One Step at a Time. We are thrilled to have these books on our Read More …
The Hanging Library Project: How it Started The Hanging Library Project started in 2022 through collaboration and funding from the HCI Foundation; you can read more about it here: https://www.biblionefsa.org.za/hanging-libraries-130-ecd-centres/. What started as an idea to ensure that our beneficiaries could Read More …
We are thrilled to announce our latest publishing project! With Jacana Media, we commissioned the publishing of Hector: A Boy, a Protest and the Photograph that Changed Apartheid. While we have managed post-Apartheid to give access to schooling to many children, we Read More …
This July and in celebration of Mandela Day 2023, help us raise R 50 000 to support Ikhwezi Lesizwe Primary School in Khayelitsha. Since 2022, we have been working with Ms Mayeye, the principal of Ikhwezi Lesizwe Primary, to help her Read More …