Niketan and Biblionef Netherlands are proud to announce the launch of the new Stories for Inclusion website, a platform dedicated to promoting diversity, empathy, and inclusive behavior from an early age. About Stories for InclusionThe Stories for Inclusion initiative aims…
“Reading allows me to dream with my eyes open.” A quote by writer Abdelkader Benali that Patricia once heard. And it stuck with her. “I think everyone should have access to books so that they can dream with their eyes…
Last October our Biblionef volunteers on Aruba donated books to local schools (day care centers, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools). They visited almost 40 schools in 2 days! Thank you for spreading the joy of reading to the children on…
The Cat and Dog books are now also available online on Booka Booka, making the books more accessible so that we can reach even more children! Written en illustrated by René and Elke Leisink and published by Biblionef Netherlands.
Cat and Dog originated years ago on a blackboard in Ghana. In booklets, games and atlases, these brainchildren of René and Elke Leisink helped increase children’s English and, later, Dutch vocabulary. But Cat and Dog can do more. Together with…
This year, Biblionef, together with Stichting Lezen, started training primary school teachers in reading promotion in the Dutch Caribbean. Trainer Bianca Versteeg has already been to Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius. Next year, the islands of Bonaire and…
Robbert Boonk has joined Biblionef’s board. He has a diverse background, including roles as a trainer, speaker, manager, innovator, consultant, reader, father, and author. He believes education is crucial and is excited to contribute through Biblionef. He plans to help…
This year, on the 15 March, Biblionef participated in NL Doet, the annual volunteer day in the Netherlands. The aim of this campaign is to encourage volunteer work and make a concrete difference with specific non-profit goals in mind. Each…
Knowing multiple languages affects children’s language development. Learning more than one language has benefits, like making kids more flexible in their thinking and better at communicating. But there are also challenges, like switching between languages and deciding which one to…
