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New initiative to improve literacy levels in SA

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TODAY is International Literacy Day and the day is of particular importance to South Africa, a country plagued by a literacy crisis. A recent study has shown that most children in SA are not developmentally ready when they start school. To address this non-profit organisation, Santa Shoebox Project, is installing reading corners in early childhood development centres countrywide. Equipped with a revolving bookshelf, age-appropriate books, a comfortable bench, and an interactive rug, these corners have positively impacted the lives of  thousands of children to date. This initiative is making headway thanks to the generosity of South Africans and to tell us more Udo Carelse spoke to  Deb Zelezniak, CEO at the Santa Shoebox Project....

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