The South African Library and Information (SALI) Trust partnered with local non-profit organisation READ to RISE to help get children in Mitchells Plain and surrounds excited about reading. Thanks to the SALI Trust’s grant, 280 children will benefit from the READ to RISE Oaky Holiday Programme in 2026. READ to RISE will host seven school library programmes at Westridge Public Library, Tafelsig Public Library, Town Centre Public Library, Strandfontein Public Library, Lentegeur Public...

TotalEnergies EP South Africa has partnered with non-profit organisation READ to RISE to promote reading and learning at seven primary schools on the West Coast. The partnership will benefit almost 6,000 learners. Through the READ to RISE Class Programme, each child will participate in structured literacy sessions and receive a new storybook to take home. The schools involved in this initiative include Eden Primary School, Doringbay Primary School, Meddelpos Primary School, St. Andrews...

On 20 February 2026, READ to RISE launched its new Early Childhood Development (ECD) Class Programme at 3 Bears Educare in Portlands, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. 175 children received a new book OAKY BAKES A CAKE, which is the latest addition in the OAKY Series of 10 books. The centre also received a Mini-Library with 50 new story books appropriate for 0-6 years. Thanks to the Tshikululu Trust, READ to RISE will be working with 2,000 children at 40 ECDs in 2026 (30 in Mitchells Plain and 10...