Commissioning the printing of The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole Unrecognized, ignored and forgotten. The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole is the untold story of a pioneering black scientist who made a phenomenal contribution to the fields Read More …
Biblionef was approached by a member of the Rally to Read Steering Committee to assist with their Rally in KwaZulu-Natal. About Rally to Read Rally to Read is a rural literacy development project that is managed and implemented by the READ Read More …
Each year for Mandela Day, Sally Witbooi rallies together her friends and family to raise funds for Biblionef’s book donations programme. This year, with the help of 50 individuals, she was able to raise R5 500 in support of our Read More …
As the LITASA conference was held in Cape Town, BiblionefSA was there! We displayed our fabulous multilingual books; attended sessions including a workshop on multilingual strategies and multi-modalities by Xolisa Guzula (our former Board member) and Marlene Rousseau (who runs Read More …
Since the appointment of our new General Manager, Mrs Sunitha Amod (read here), Biblionef has undergone a few notable changes that we are very excited to share with you! Below is a look at all the new and exciting improvements Read More …
The Board of Biblionef SA takes pleasure in announcing that Ms Sunitha Amod has been appointed as General Manager of Biblionef SA. Sunitha has been with Biblionef SA for more than 14 years. In this time, she has gained valuable Read More …
Biblionef has provided 205 schools from both the Cofimvaba District in the Eastern Cape and from the Ingungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal with new class readers. A total of 16 868 class readers have been sent to these schools in the children’s home language of Read More …
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 …