Music and Story: Saturday 9th March General Reports We had a workshop at the butterfly centre that was attended by 45 children from Stanford. It was conducted by Vuyokazi Siza. We focused Read more
Role models and Mentors General Reports CBN is very grateful to Phumlani Lose, who gives up many Saturday mornings to CBN. He adds both his voice and his example to Read more
New beginnings General Reports For CBN we have a new, New Year when we hit the first of March and begin our new financial year. So, it IS Read more
Sing together – Be together General News CBN started a choir during 2018 because we believed that it would give the children an identity and a sense of community. It succeeded Read more
Book Detectives (1) General Reports Reading a book is just like being a detective in a TV series. You have to look for clues to make the story work. Read more
March Workshops Workshop Reports CBN offered two workshops in January, but only one in February – the hectic athletics season at schools, but we are in full stride Read more
Clapping games General Reports Children everywhere used to have strong tradition of clapping games. In Africa that tradition still exists and is enjoyed hugely. We usually begin a Read more
Out of Africa: A story workshop 26 January Workshop Reports Moving the focus of story to Africa – where it all began This two-part workshop looked more closely at the origins of story – Read more
Our Team! General Reports The children who come to Children’s Book Network workshops in increasing numbers are volunteers. They want to come. It isn’t part of school. It’s Read more
Birthday Gifts! General News Friends of CBN, Anja and Reto Schleputz recently asked their friends to donate to CBN instead of buying presents for a special birthday! The Read more
Story workshop 26 January 2019 – Out of Africa Workshop Reports Continuing our theme of story and how important it is culturally and socially, we will be working with some stories out of Africa. The Read more
A donation to provide four new toolboxes in the Stanford area Toolbox Reports Our wonderful friends in Rottweil, Germany, who visited us in person in September, have sent a cash donation to pay for four new toolboxes Read more
A Story workshop with plenty of happy beginnings … Workshop Reports CBN was privileged to welcome Nina and Michael Grimm, from Rottweil, to a workshop on 3 January 2019. The title of the workshop was Read more
A sweet Grimm Fairy Tale General Reports A Grimm Fairy Tale Once upon a time … Well, once, there was a girl who lived in a very small house with her Read more
Book Dash Book Donation CBN Books Just before our holiday workshop that ended off CBN’s successful year, we were offered the gift of some books that our CBN children could Read more
Welcome 2019 – and thank you! General Reports There will be more about that, the first workshop of this year, the last workshop of last year … and the generosity of all Read more
Rotary Donation of toys General Reports Every December we enjoy the inspiring sight of thousands of bikers pouring into designated centres with huge teddy-bears and other toys strapped onto their Read more
A spectacular end to the year! General Reports We ended off the year on a complete high note with participation from talented Zimbabwean musician Terry Tekura and his colleague Edward Schmidt – Read more
Celebrating 2018 – looking forward to 2019! General Reports We have had a magnificent ride through this past year. CBN has gone from strength to strength on all fronts. With funding from Lotto Read more
The CBN Team – Board Member Hildegard Witbooi Our Board members Hildegard has been with us for a year now – and we wonder how she finds the time between her work as Viticulturalist at Read more