Melusi Zungu and Cebolenkosi Makhaza with Dr Gcina Mhlophe are delighted at the new book in braille.
LITERACY is not a one size fits all. This was the message of the day as grammar gaps were closed at the launch of Nozincwadi: Mother of Books in braille on Saturday, September 11.
The official handover of Nozincwadi: Mother of Books in braille on Saturday, September 11.
The literacy awareness event was a continuation of the Gcinamasiko Arts and Heritage Trust 20-year celebration of the Nozincwadi Literacy Campaign. The event was supported by the South African Library for the Blind, eThekwini District 6 Libraries and eThekwini Municipality.
Dr Gcina Mhlophe receives a new copy of Nozincwadi: Mother of Books translated in braille.
Attendees enjoyed a fun-filled day under the Storytelling Tree at the Bluff Showgrounds where the ability to read and write was celebrated on a broader spectrum and beyond different abilities. Visually impaired readers on the day, Melusi Zungu and Cebolenkosi Makhaza expressed how they would appreciate more opportunities to read and encouraged for the expansion in braille and audiobooks in literacy.
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Dr Gcina Mhlophe receives a new copy of Nozincwadi: Mother of Books translated in braille.
The official handover of Nozincwadi: Mother of Books in braille on Saturday, September 11.
Melusi Zungu and Cebolenkosi Makhaza with Dr Gcina Mhlophe are delighted at the new book in braille.
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