Read to Rise

A non-profit organisation promoting literacy in South African communities. Over 380,000 new books have been given in under-resourced communities.

[Taryn Lock @TarynLock]

Empower 25,000 learners in South Africa with books on @globalgiving Donate 8-12 Sep and fund will be matched (while funds last!) Give the gift of reading. £8 will help 3 children in need. #ILD2025 https://t.co/xraBQFsh0X @ReadtoRise #PassportToPurpose

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Happy International Literacy Day!
Did you know that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning?
$8 will help 3 learners in South Africa, sponsor now
https://t.co/GwEqInCw0H
Let's create a nation of inspired readers!
#ILD2025 #InternationalLiteracyDay

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Thank you @DVTSoftware for partnering with Read to Rise so that more children are inspired to read! #grateful #literacysouthafrica #booksforchildren

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Thank you to @DVTSoftware for partnering with READ to RISE so that more children in under-resourced communities in South Africa are inspired to read! https://t.co/xLXgR4tDYK
#readingrevolution

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Give the gift of reading

Donate now: https://t.co/p2fkt33kKx

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Books for 25,000 learners in Mitchells Plain on @globalgiving https://t.co/AzOuacOyFD GlobalGiving will match 50% of your donation until 28 March (while funds last!). Give the gift of reading now!

[Cape Flats Book Festival @CapeFlatsBF]

Olivia M Coetzee se debut noir novel, Innie shadows, onnerie spotlight by Cape Flats Book Festival https://t.co/fKHoe80q3u

[Cape Flats Book Festival @CapeFlatsBF]

Well done Megan! It was great having you at the 2025 Cape Flats Book Festival - Grade 7 Pupil’s Love for The Library and Reading Inspires First Published Book! https://t.co/gQIqxLJ4c5

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Ramaphosa raises grim situation of SA education sector https://t.co/iLjT4VuH8t

[Cape Flats Book Festival @CapeFlatsBF]

Happening this weekend at West End Primary School! All sessions and writers workshops are free! All are #welcome #capeflatsBF #capetownevents #books #authors #poets #storytelling #free #workshops #bookfestival @ReadtoRise

[Cape Flats Book Festival @CapeFlatsBF]

Storytelling with author Vennessa Scholtz on 1 February 2025 at 10:45 at West End Primary School! #capeflatsbf2025 #capetownevents @ReadtoRise

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

It's been a great year inspiring almost 24,000 children around South Africa! Thank you to our supporters. Give the gift of reading https://t.co/ER0maSaYxt @TarynLock @athol_williams

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Celebrating 11 years of inspiring children to read ://www.thegoodnewspaper.net/post/celebrating-11-years-of-inspiring-children-to-read?fbclid=IwY2xjawFpB9BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTLvan_xOTa20IZBPnvUyXcPztewzyF9HnqSQvF1uhXscQ5BuGO5IFgMrQ_aem_bN6rUOfW3YAE-GKHMahoAQ

[Athol Williams @athol_williams]

We must tell our own stories https://t.co/KVYnJMwq8j

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Today READ to RISE celebrates our 11th Birthday!

Thank you all for your wonderful support over the years, we hope to continue to inspire children to read!

To date, we have conducted over 7,600 Class Programmes and given out over 350,000 new story books.

#Birthday

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Yes let's keep inspiring children to read! Donate now https://t.co/p2fkt33kKx

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Happy International Literacy Day!

Did you know that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are functionally illiterate?

Make a difference today and sponsor a book for a child in need for only R50 per learner.

Sponsor now https://t.co/OKBHWtXRV5

#InternationalLiteracyDay

[Athol Williams @athol_williams]

I shared this poem with the @OxfordSBS MBAs yesterday as they wrap up their studies. You create your path by your walking. A university can offer the tools to aid your walking but only you can hear your music and be guided by it.

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

@GaytonMcK We promote literacy at primary schools and libraries in Mitchells Plain, please feel free to join us https://t.co/QWyQ5TR2qZ

[Read to Rise @ReadtoRise]

Don't miss our Comedy Night Fundraiser this Saturday 3 August at 6pm at West End Primary School. Tickets are R100 pp Book tickets for Comedy Night Fundraiser - Read to Rise (https://t.co/ejFZZiOaM2) #capetownevents #comedycapetown