Books are an essential part of childhood development.
Yet in South Africa, there is a dearth of resources.
Teaching kids to read is an increasingly difficult task in poor communities as children’s books are costly and inaccessible in all of the country’s 11 official languages.With the organisation, she ensures that children have access to reading material that they can connect with. Norrish and her team accomplish this through their quintessential event – a 12-hour book-writing marathon.
“We are what we read, and it’s really important that children get exposed to diverse books,” Norrish says. At a Book Dash gathering, creatives from different backgrounds and cultures come together to create short story books in one day, from the writing to the illustrations.Brought to you by Beautiful NewsIn partnership with other organisations, the initiative distributes publications across the country, which can also be downloaded freely from their website.Literacy is integral for countries to overcome poverty.
“It’s our hope that by making books more accessible in cost, content and language, more children and their parents will fall in love with reading,” Norrish says.
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