{"id":54704,"date":"2023-02-08T12:58:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/building-a-reading-nation-through-nalibali-20230208\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:19:04","slug":"building-a-reading-nation-through-nalibali-20230208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/building-a-reading-nation-through-nalibali-20230208\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a reading nation through Nal\u2019ibali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_f53074c5\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Basetsana Sheane is seen here reading aloud the story Mosadimoholo Le Kolobe Ya Hae to some children.\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8270\/5ee2bb161d324050b781e457f995fb9f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/393d31e8c7814046a92fd9e8dcf1c31b.jpg\" title=\"Basetsana Sheane is seen here reading aloud the story Mosadimoholo Le Kolobe Ya Hae to some children.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Basetsana Sheane is seen here reading aloud the story Mosadimoholo Le Kolobe Ya Hae to some children.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Supplied<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A 19-year-old with a vision and a passion for books and reading enrolled herself in the Nal\u2019ibali online training programme, and has never looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is free and available on WhatsApp. This programme aims to equip people with the necessary skills and knowledge to be FUNda leaders and literacy activists in their respective communities,\u201d says Basetsana Sheane, a student at the University of the Free State (UFS), and who lives in Masilo, Theunissen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FUNda leaders bring out the fun in <em>ukufunda<\/em>, which means \u201cto learn\u201d. Literacy activists inspire children to read and develop their love of reading. They also create an awareness regarding the importance of reading at an early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI decided to enrol in the programme for the benefit of the children in my home town, particularly the section I live in, which is Lusaka Park. After being certified to be a Nal\u2019ibali literacy activist and a FUNda leader,\u201d says Sheane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She initiated a reading club for learners aged 7 to 13 years. \u201cWhat I like about this programme is that Nal\u2019ibali has a website where they supply free reading materials and activities for the children. They have written stories in the 11 official languages of South Africa, audiobooks and newspaper supplements as well. Another thing that the training helps us to understand is that you can create a reading club from wherever you are with the little resources that you have,\u201d says Sheane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reading club is called Tsebo Ke Lesedi, which tranlates to \u201cKnowledge is Light\u201d or \u201cknowledge brings about enlightenment\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe currently have about 18 members of different ages. One of the Nal\u2019ibali guidelines is that the ratio of a volunteer to a child is supposed to be 1:5, but so many parents were interested in bringing their kids to us and we could not deny them the opportunity. I am running it with the assistance of my friend, Mpho Matlolane. There is only the two of us at the moment,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheane saw the need to start this initiative because she always wished that she had someone who could have done the same for her when she was younger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI then realised that I actually have the power to be the leader I always wished I had. I know that readers are leaders because I have seen how much of an impact reading and storytelling has had in my life. Books have opened so many doors for me and took me to places I had never even dreamed of. I want the little kids in my community to know this from their age and use this to their advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we are still in the spirit of starting afresh in this new year and as we kick off February, I would like to urge all the parents to normalise giving their young children the gift of books instead of always gifting them toys this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChildren outgrow their toys. 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