Biblionef donates high-quality mother tongue books to under-resourced schools and children’s organisations throughout South Africa. We are unable to carry out our important mission without amazing supporters like yourselves. Today, we are asking you to once again support our work at not a single Read More …
During September this year, Biblionef hosted a function in celebration of our work over the last 19 years. Our Executive Director, Jean Williams, used this opportunity to highlight some of our major achievements to date. Biblionef has been working in Read More …
World Book Day is one of the biggest days of the year that is dedicated to celebrating books and reading. This UNESCO event takes place on the 23rd April each year in honour of books and authors and encourages everyone, especially Read More …
Article written by: Jenny Hobbs If we can read, there are no boundaries to where we can travel in our minds. Being able to read well is the basic skill our children need to get a good education and employment, Read More …
Biblionef has donated 6, 800 new storybooks to 34 Primary Schools in the Waterberg area of Limpopo. 80% of the donation was in the children’s home language of Sepedi and the rest in English. This donation is valued at R340, Read More …
For the first time, Biblionef will be taking part in #GivingTuesday – an initiative started by Global Giving. We are asking individuals to help us raise funds to support 18 Primary Schools in Vuwani, Limpopo, with quality storybooks in Xitsonga, Read More …
This year, we will be celebrating Mandela Day by donating new storybooks to 22 schools in Kanyamanzane, Mpumalanga. Mandela Day is celebrated every year on the 18th July and people from all over the world are encouraged to spend at Read More …
Kgalagadi (Pronounced Ga’laga’di) is the Tswana name for the wilderness, which falls within the borders of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. It is the hunting ground of the nomadic Bushmen and the home of the several Tswana tribes who call Read More …
With Biblionef’s assistance, over 1,000 books from around the world have been donated to Red River Primary School in Manenberg. The book donations were all thanks to an extremely resourceful Fishhoek mom and the readers of her blog. Cape Town Read More …
Firstly, we would like to say a big THANK YOU to our generous Donor’s; AngloGold Ashanti and Katholieke Stichting Jongerenbelangen for granting us funding to carry out this very special project. With their funding, we have been able to donate new books Read More …