{"id":21884,"date":"2024-03-05T17:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/?page_id=21884"},"modified":"2024-03-05T19:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:02:05","slug":"the-national-read-aloud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startalibrary.org\/the-national-read-aloud\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Read Aloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The National Read Aloud <\/span>is an initiative that was<\/span>\u00a0conceived in 2013, provoked by the saying that\u00a0<\/span>if you wanted to hide something from an African, hide it in a book.\u00a0<\/i><\/p> This initiative involves uniting<\/span>\u00a0learners from across\u00a0<\/span>the country to read aloud from the same text, at the same time, in different locations, in an effort to amplify\u00a0<\/span>the voices of Kenyan children through<\/span>\u00a0reading.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t This year, we\u00a0<\/span>aim<\/span> to use the transformative power of reading to <\/span>amplify the voices of African children in the fight against climate change<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Climate change threatens not only our planet but our emotional well-being as well. Children and young people\u00a0<\/span>bear the brunt of the impact of climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Education for sustainable development equips children with the knowledge, skills, values and actions to create a world that thrives in harmony with nature.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The National Read Aloud 2024<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tJoin us on Friday 12th July, to Read Aloud for climate action!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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EXCERPT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MINUTES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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LEARNERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SCHOOLS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
6,000<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
READING AMBASSADORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Excerpt<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t