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Read Educational Trust (RET)

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Read Educational Trust is a South African NGO that operates broadly in the education and literacy sectors, specifically in educator training and the provision of school resources.

Established in 1979 and funded by both local and foreign donors as well as the private sector, READ works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools.

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South African Booksellers Association (SABA)

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South African Booksellers Association represents the retail book industry in South Africa.

    It strives to assist its members by:

  • Providing access and disseminating industry information.
  • Considering, coordinating and promoting the interests of booksellers and the trade as a whole.
  • Liaising with government departments to ensure that methods of supply serve the interests of the departments, booksellers and the learners.
  • Support government initiatives in promoting a literate nation and inculcating a culture of reading.
  • Keeping them informed and improving co-operation and the communication among them.
  • Promoting and encouraging small business development to grow a vibrant retail book trade.
  • Bringing booksellers from around the country together annually to discuss matters of general interest.
  • Collecting statistics and doing research for the benefit of members.
  • Working with the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) to encourage healthy trade relations which recognise the respective roles within the book value chain, of the publishers as creators and wholesale distributors, and booksellers as the retailers of books.
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Literacy Association of South Africa (LITASA)

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LITASA is a volunteer-run member body with the primary purpose of promoting literacy. Through research, sharing of best practice and community collaboration, we aim to grow a strong literacy community. We bring together individuals and organisations using various platforms including our workshops, national conference, outreach programmes, scholarly journal, website and social media. We operate at a national level and have four branches working locally. We comprise members who come from various spheres at all levels within the literacy sector. LITASA is a registered NPO and PBO.

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