Welcome to the world of rural South African children

Rally to Read has had remarkable success since it was launched in 1998 to counter the collapse in education at rural primary schools. Picture: SUPPLIED

Worst of all, you’d be considered stupid. In the minds of many, illiteracy equates to idiocy and ignorance. You’re just plain lazy. Since 1998, the programme has supported forgotten schools in some of the most remote corners of South Africa. Nearly 700,000 children have benefited from our portable classroom libraries carrying colourful books for group and private reading, as well as stationery and basic sports equipment, to encourage both mental and physical development.

For sponsors, there is the opportunity to personally experience progress in the school they support. Each year, Rally to Read organisers invite sponsors and their guests, including children, to join them on one- or two-day weekend expeditions to schools, to hand over their goods and meet the children. Some schools have barely a dozen pupils, others 200 or 300. It depends on the local geography and the needs of nearby communities.

Thousands upon thousands of children who would have dropped out of education after primary school have progressed successfully to high school and beyond, either to university or other tertiary education establishments.

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