Initiative to Help Slash Illiteracy

The Stellenbosch University has announced a new initiative to help slash illiteracy rates in South Africa.

The organisation ‘Words Open Worlds’ or ‘WOW’, which has been distributing books in rural and disadvantaged communities, has reached around 30 000 people since the beginning of 2011.

WOW’s Fiona Van Kerwel says too many South Africans are simply not able to lay their hands on books.

“The main problem is South Africa I would say is the accessibility of people to resources,” Van Kerwel.

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