Make reading a daily habit
Readers Minds would like the residents of Tembisa and other communities to take up the challenge of reading at least two books before World Book and Copyright Day on April 23.
According to the South African Book Development Council, only five percent of South African parents read to their children, with 14 percent of the population being active book-readers.
These alarming statistics and the call for more initiatives to promote and inculcate a culture of reading kept book-lovers Mr Themba Msimango and Mr Zamokuhle Zwane, from the streets of Tembisa, awake at night. The duo have since founded Readers Minds.
The young men said, “This insomnia drove us to start an online reading club to promote a hunger for knowledge among our people.”
April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day.
The objective of World Book Day (WBD) is to raise awareness about the importance of reading, writing and celebrating books.
Readers Minds would like to challenge the residents of Tembisa and other communities to take up the challenge of reading at least two books before World Book and Copyright Day.
The value proposition of Readers Minds is to make people realise the endless limits of their minds by reading books.
“The habit of reading unlocks genius in us. Every person has a genius in them that needs to be unearthed through the habit of reading,” they said.
For more information on Readers Minds, follow them on Twitter @ReadersMinds or email Themba Msimango at tmichaelmsimango@gmail.com or Zamokuhle Zwane at zwanezamokuhlenjabulo@gmail.com
