As part of their Gifting Christmas Campaign, MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet nominated us and 11 people requested that they donate R1000 towards our programme! That totaled a MASSIVE R11 000 towards donating more storybooks to the children of South Africa! We Read More …
Are you a book lover, avid reader, parent who enjoys reading to your child or just like being read to? Then Mzoli’s is the place to be this Saturday! We are taking storytelling to the streets! We will be celebrating Read More …
After months of hard work and planning, we have completed our 3 part donation supporting 35 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre’s and 15 Motivators from Family and Community Motivators (FCM) Programmes attached to 2 ECD Training Centres. They all received Read More …
With the help of our Funder, the Jim Joel Fund, we were able to support a total of 35 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres and an ECD Training Centre’s Family and Community Motivators Programme with a crucial injection of storybooks Read More …
“Children whose earliest years are blighted by hunger or disease or whose minds are not stimulated by appropriate interaction with adults and their environment pay for these early deficits throughout their lives – and so does society. Such children are Read More …
Our Executive Director Jean Williams and Biblionef South Africa has been nominated by Righardt le Roux, Nali’bali Schools and Public Library Coordinator, as an Empathy Angel. This nomination is part of The Empathy Foundation and their aim to provide a Read More …
Research shows that the largest part of brain development takes place during the first 2 years of a child’s life and that providing the best educational experience for preschoolers is imperative for their future growth and well-being, both psycho-socially and Read More …
We have just completed a fantastic project whereby 3 Mobile Libraries in the Overberg District received a much needed supply of new books and 10 primary schools in the Free State received a new ‘Start up Library’. Many schools in Read More …
South Africa has approximately 6.5 million children between birth and 6 years and an estimated 84% of these children have no access to any form of ECD (Early Childhood Development also known as Crèches) training! One of the requirements for good Read More …
Biblionef’s experience since 1998 shows us that to work together with other organisations developing and supporting reading initiatives is a blueprint for success! This is why we are so pleased to be able to partner with the NMI (Nelson Mandela Read More …