Literacy Can’t Wait | Urgent Funding Needed

HELP THE LEARN PROJECT ANSWER SOUTH AFRICA'S LITERACY CRISIS

70% of Grade 1–3 learners cannot read at grade level in their home language.
Source: Latest Department of Basic Education, Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS).

81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning in any language.
Source: Latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) results.

Behind every statistic is a child whose future is being shaped by whether they learn to read.

This narrative has to change and The LEARN Project has a solution.

Since 2012, The LEARN Project, a South African non-profit trust, has been transforming disadvantaged schools by creating sustainable school libraries and classroom book corners, giving children access to the books they need to become confident, lifelong readers.

We don't simply donate books. We educate, equip and empower both teachers and learners — inspiring hope, instilling change and impactin...