Donate a book

GreaterGood South Africa's Donate-a-Book campaign kicks off on World Book Day on 23 April. It's an opportunity for book lovers to fund new mother tongue story books for a local pre-school or early childhood development centre at The campaign aims to promote literacy and a love of reading in communities without easy access to books. Books liberate the mind and boost educational achievement, giving children choices in life. South Africa performed the worst out of 40 other countries in the recent Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. The same study found that almost 80% of South African pupils do not develop basic reading skills by the time they reach grade five. It is easy to support this cause - log onto the site and fund illustrated mother tongue books, quickly and securely, for an early learning centre. Each book costs R80.