Breadline Africa on Thursday, 11 February celebrated the fifth library launched in partnership with the Public Investment Corporation. The launch at Putuma Junior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape brought to 65 the number of libraries opened in the province.
Putuma was selected as a beneficiary school as a result of another partnership: with Axium Education, the Eastern Cape-based literacy development organisation which runs a reading programme with the school’s foundation phase learners.
The library, which was previously operated from a tent, not only provides a space for teachers and learners during the school day, but serves the schools literacy support group after school, as well.
The Public Investment Corporation, represented by Sekgoela Sekgoela and Zubenathi Jizana, emphasised the need for reading to be recognised as a building block in the empowerment of communities.
The library was celebrated with song, dance, poetry and drama – most of which was delivered by the learners.