Hello again!

Today I am back with the fun stuff. While yesterday’s post discussed many of the issues surrounding illiteracy and the lack of resources. Today I bring to you an idea that I hope will excite you and motivate you to get involved!

Our support for teachers doesn’t end with the training—we need to provide them with the tools too. Without books and literacy resources, the training would be futile. I aspire to provide each school we’ve trained with a mini-Literacy Center, a nook where teachers and learners can come to read and borrow books, a place where teachers can have access to resources to teach their pupils how to read and write. I am hoping to get book donations. Books of all sorts are most welcome—old and new alike—story books, picture books, alphabet books, non-fiction (reference) books, leveled readers. Literacy-related materials are also needed: writing instruments of all kinds, manila cards for making word cards, a laminating machine or two to help teachers make their visual aids more durable. If you are feeling extra-generous you can also donate towards a fund that would make the centers look inviting and comfortable—to buy paint, mat/s, tables and some chairs, bookshelves. The gift of reading is the most important thing you can give a child. Let us help Tanzanian children break the walls around them and start discovering new worlds.

If you are interested in participating, please email info@thefoundationfortomorrow.org for more details!

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

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