Author: Editor

The African Storybook (ASb) is Saide’s ground-breaking initiative that aims to address the challenges that young African children face in developing literacy, partly, due to the lack of access to suitable and enjoyable storybooks in children’s home languages.

Our fourth conversation is with Adebayo Jacobs-Amoo, Nigeria, the founder of MyLibri Books, a subscription-based online library that affords users access to books all over the world covering ranges of different genres.

Our fifth conversation is with Martins Fidelis of Qataloog, Qataloog is a digital platform that helps student to access and share curriculum-aligned content, engage and track learning outcomes.

Our third conversation is with Karaobo Pebane, a reader and book reviewer from South Africa with a book club called Pages Bookclub.

Our fourth conversation is with Tricia McCarter is a digital creator whose platform is a resource for readers searching to expand their knowledge in Caribbean and African literature to promote Caribbean and African authors.

Our fifth conversation is with Lady Crystabel Tamakloe, certified_book_lover, who is a reader, reviewer and bookstagrammer from Ghana with the goal to raise a revolution of young readers.

While the benefits of reading are clear, there are many barriers to South Africa developing a culture of reading. As research from the National Book Development Council shows, a mere 14% of adults claim to be active readers and less than 5% of parents read to their children.