Nal'ibali Campaign, South Africa

South Africa's Nal'ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign co-designs stories, illustrations, and app interfaces with children, parents, and volunteer mentors across language communities, keeping materials culturally relevant and accessible.
The Nal'ibali national reading-for-enjoyment campaign in South Africa develops literacy materials and programs. Their design teams (Agency) work closely with children, parents, and volunteer literacy mentors (Users/Partners) across diverse linguistic communities. Through co-design workshops (Procedure) and ongoing feedback (Observation), they ensure that stories, illustrations, and mobile app interfaces are culturally relevant, accessible, and engaging for young South African learners (Outcome).
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- Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need · discussed together in section 106
- The Design of Everyday Things · discussed together in section 106
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- Chapter 10, section 106 · Environment Dimension
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