Road to Literacy: nominate a school to win one of 2,000 trolley libraries

Together, the companies are calling on the public to nominate primary schools and education non-profit organisations (NPOs) across SA to receive one of 2,000 fully stocked trolley libraries — twice as many as distributed last year — worth a total of R115m. A fantastic resource for teachers, each trolley is valued at around R57,500 and is packed with 500 OUPSA books. The collections, available in all 11 official written languages, are carefully chosen to support literacy and numeracy and aligned with the CAPS curriculum.

We’ve seen how a single trolley [library] can change the energy of a classroom and the confidence of a learner “Year five [of the Road to Literacy campaign] is our most ambitious to date. Two thousand trolley libraries mean an additional 1-million books in the hands of young readers,” says Nakedi Pilane, executive director: Business Development and Financial Services at Avbob. “We’ve seen how a single trolley [library] can change the energy of a classroom and the confidence of a learner.” “Speaking to educators who’ve received trolleys has shown me just how transformative this campaign is,” says OUPSA MD Karen Simpson.

“Access to books in a learner’s mother tongue improves reading for meaning at formative stages and classroom engagement and contributes towards retention of learners through their school career. “This campaign gives the public a unique opportunity to help address SA’s literacy crisis and support their local schools by simply spending a few minutes submitting a nomination.” Your nomination could be the difference between a learner who struggles without appropriate books and a budding reader who discovers all the opportunities literacy unlocks. Anyone can “Nominate to Educate” — parents, teachers, principals, learners, alumni, community members, and even NPOs are welcome to nominate worthy recipients.