Johannesburg, 29 May 2025 – The 1 000 beneficiaries of the 2025 AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign, in collaboration...
An Author reads: How Hermit Crab found his home
Louise is an IT Research Manager, but her heart lies in all things creative. In 2003, whilst on maternity leave, Louise was inspired by all the children’s books she was reading and acquiring for her young son. She began pursuing opportunities to write books herself and so began her life as a children’s book author.
An Author reads: Kgosatsana Sentaole le morotswine
Helen Kgobane is a reading coach. Her focus is to train teachers in effective methodologies for teaching learners how to read. She has also developed a Setswana phonics programme for foundation phase and written stories for Big Books used for shared reading in the foundation phase.
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An Author reads: Ben se lekker vakansie
Troula Goosen het op verskillende dorpe in die Wes-Kaap grootgeword, en het op Ceres gematrikuleer. Sy wou van kleintyd af stories skryf. Na matriek het sy Drama en Biblioteekkunde op Stellenbosch studeer, maar toe sy met ’n predikant trou, het haar lewe ander draaie geloop.
Trolley libraries make reading accessible and popular across SA
The AVBOB Road To Literacy campaign, in partnership with Oxford University Press Southern Africa (OUPSA), aims to transform the lives of primary school children across South Africa by making reading and numeracy books accessible, especially to underserved schools.
SA schools could win small libraries
The AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign is under way in South Africa, which will strengthen the efforts of teachers and educators in improving literacy for especially young learners at underserved schools.