Putting books in children's hands
Gisagara, Southern Province. 28 October 2026
Handing over graded Kinyarwanda readers and teacher guides to partner schools in Gisagara, with a short demonstration for head teachers.
Head teachers and lead teachers from partner schools in Gisagara will collect their school sets, see how the readers are levelled and agree how books will be shared and kept safe.
Teachers and pupils on the day new readers arrive.
Hand over levelled Kinyarwanda readers to partner schools.
Explain how the readers are levelled.
Agree how books will be stored, shared and repaired.
Start take-home book bags.
Each school signs for a full set and teacher guides.
A short demonstration shows how to match pupils to books.
Schools agree a borrowing record and a book monitor.
Take-home bags begin in the first week of term.
A literacy specialist explains each level and how to check that a child is on the right one.
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Books last longest when a named person looks after them and pupils know when they can borrow.
Read through the detailed agenda to learn more about the speakers and the sessions during the event. Times are in Central Africa Time (CAT).
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