Two unemployed friends have started a library to foster a love of reading among kids in the impoverished Vrygrond community.
Okuhle Fentele and Litha Sam-Sam, both 20, started The Loxion Mobile Library last year.
The duo say they are aware of the literacy challenges in their community and want to give the new generation a helping hand towards a bright future.
Their focus is on improving vocabulary, language skills and reading ability from a young age.
Most of their books are donated by the community and a few organisations.
Currently they have over 300 books, allowing them to read a variety of stories to the kids.
After each reading, the children are encouraged to ask questions, interpret books using images, create their own stories and play educational games.
Litha says: "We come from a challenged community with very few opportunities.
“Reading helps open minds and allow these children to travel far without even moving.
“They love story time and are very interactive during the sessions. That's what we want to see, a confident aspiring young person, a future leader."
They work with children from pre-school level to Grade 3.
Okuhle says from Mondays to Thursdays they visit nearby crèches and primary schools where they read and play educational games with kids as young as a year old.
On Fridays the sessions are taken outdoors like to play parks.
"Reading shouldn't be boring. We try to be creative and make it fun for the kids.
“We believe the earlier they start the better their level of literacy and intelligence is going to be in their adulthood. And they enjoy these sessions," says Okuhle.
Beneficiary six-year-old Inganathi Pantso says she enjoys drawing “and the Q&A sessions are fun!”