Date: December 2024
Reading holds the key to greater exploration in the reader’s life. However, the economic demands placed on parents of today’s world often leave them little time for engaging with their children. The result is a decline in reading culture within families. When parents struggle to prioritize reading, it reflects a growing disinterest among young people who are no longer interested in reading as well. Muna Kalati’s heartbeat is to make reading a more integrated habit for families in Africa. Therefore, it ensures that a variety of contents in eBooks, audiobooks and animation are available for families. Reading these contents can significantly support a child’s early experiences with literature and exposure to different perspectives. Reading in general helps a child to experience greater recognition and acknowledgement of the exceptional work of authors, illustrators, cartoonists, booksellers, librarians and researchers who are working to make the entire children’s educational content in Africa more dynamic.
A family that sets reading time and makes reading a culture, prepares a better foundation in the child’s future to learn. Reading as a family helps strengthen the familial bond and sharpens every member’s mind, opening them to greater opportunities. Reading even sometimes provides a solution to an issue a family may be experiencing. Having read a similar instance in books can suggest a clue.