READ to RISE visits 446 classes in 2016 and gives out 22,236 new books

2016 was a great year for literacy NGO READ to RISE. Classroom programmes were conducted in 446 classes in Mitchells Plain, Soweto, Tembisa, Manenberg and Bishop Lavis. A total of 22,236 new story books were handed out to these learners.

READ to RISE is a non-profit organisation that promotes youth literacy in under-resourced communities in South Africa. We hope to inspire children to read and give them access to new, high quality and age-appropriate story books. We visit schools to conduct our fun, interactive classroom programme to inspire learners to read. We believe that children who love reading, will excel at school and go on to become constructive members of society.

This year we introduced a second classroom programme for learners based on the book 'Oaky the Happy Tree' which is a fun, cheerful story about an oak tree named Oaky who discovers the secret to being happy. The book was written by South African poet Athol Williams and illustrated by Taryn Lock.

We thank all our sponsors, volunteers, partners and supporters for their support during the year.
Well done to our fantastic teams in Soweto and Mitchells Plain.

In 2017, we will be launching two new classroom programmes for children in the foundation phase. We hope to visit over 800 classes at 65 primary schools and give out over 35,000 new books.

If you would like to assist in any way, please contact Programme Director, Taryn Lock taryn@readtorise.co.za or visit our website for more information www.readtorise.org