Thanks to a mountain of awesome books donated by members of the Durban North community, 51 ECD centres supported by the Domino Foundation received storybooks to enhance little ones’ ready abilities and let their imaginations run wild!
Durban, South Africa (18 February 2025) – If you have ever seen a Grade 1 child proudly calling out their first full sentence, you would have witnessed the light of victory in their eyes.
The Domino Foundation’s Early Childhood programme seeks to keep this exact light shining bright through the power of books and literature.
This cause was beautifully supported by generous donations of books from the Durban North community, playing their part in building a generation of bookworms!
“The excellent quality and wide range of relevant reading books received has been amazing. We sincerely thank all our donors,” said Nicky Walton, Education Co-ordinator.
The books have gone to the 51 ECD centres that Domino supports, ensuring that little ones can dive into adventures, learn new things, and discover the joy of reading.
“We want to help the centres establish the foundations of a strong reading culture in their classrooms,” said Thembelihle Mkhwanazi, ECD Team Leader.
“The alarmingly high number of South African learners who are unable to read for understanding is the result of poor literacy teaching, and 43% of homes do not have a single book in them.”
Thembelihle added that the ECD centres can play their part in remedying the situation by setting up book corners with a good supply of age-appropriate story and picture books to stimulate pre-schoolers’ imaginations and curiosity to learn more through the medium of the printed word.
“Each centre needs a book corner where the children can go with their teacher for story-time or to find books for themselves and where they feel happy and unthreatened. Reading corners have been shown to help build confidence, develop reading skills and promote a community of positive learning.”
Thembelihle also put out an appeal for small, sturdy bookshelves, clean mats for the young readers to sit on comfortably, and more books, especially hardcover ones as they must be able to withstand the none-too-gentle handling of the eager readers.
If you can assist, contact Thembelihle on 031 110 7030 or at ecd@domino.org.za.
Sources: Supplied
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