Members of the public can join Nal’ibali’s 2022 World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) celebration by making their pledge to read the official story with their children on Wednesday, 2 February via the campaign’s website, www.nalibali.org, or by WhatsApping ‘WRAD’ to 060 044 2254. 

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The official story is available for free download from the abovementioned platforms and pledgers can choose to keep reading with Nal’ibali throughout the year by opting into its family-reading programme.

Pledgers are also encouraged to share pictures of their read-aloud sessions online, tagging Nal’ibali (@NalibaliSA) or using the hashtag #NalibaliWRAD2022.

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Collation of 10 years of lifetime journeys

In celebration of the decade of WRAD, a bumper 32-page edition of Nal’ibali’s reading-for-enjoyment newspaper story supplement has been printed, featuring stories from the past ten years. There is also a limited-edition book featuring the past ten stories to encourage the longevity of the reading campaign. 

Click here for more information and reading material.