{"id":6085,"date":"2020-02-03T13:30:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2024-04-12T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:13:24","slug":"how-an-innovative-project-gives-away-free-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/how-an-innovative-project-gives-away-free-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"How an innovative project gives away free children\u2019s books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"quotable\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBook Dash is a bold organisation that stays focused on achieving its vision: every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. In a world where giving away your product is seen as losing value, we are thriving and constantly in awe of the amazing amount of goodwill that exists in the world if people feel united behind a cause.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An idea that grew into a movement<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you get when you combine creatives, publishing experts and a desire for change? Inspiring children\u2019s books. \u201cBook Dash sits at the intersection of the publishing and social-impact worlds,\u201d explains Director Julia Norrish. \u201cWe create and publish new children\u2019s picturebooks, and then we distribute those books for free (digitally and in print).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, a group of friends started a vision project: to pool their collective skills in the publishing industry to flood the country with new, high-quality African storybooks. \u201cWe had a vision of every child owning an abundance of books before they even entered school, and to realise that vision, we knew we needed to change the way great books are made,\u201d explains Julia.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An innovative volunteer model<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe developed an innovative, 12-hour model for making children\u2019s books, using the power of local, creative volunteers. The first test was in May 2014 and the books we made were amazing!\u201d Since then, there have been 14 Book Dash events, with over 350 creative volunteers giving their time and talent. The result is 138 brand new local children\u2019s books that anyone can read for free online, and that Book Dash also prints and distributes for free.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free books for children, worldwide<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book Dash exists to do three things: to create, translate, and print new, high quality, African picturebooks for children. All the books they create go on to their website for anyone to access free: to use, translate, adapt and even print. \u201cWe want to change the face of access to books for young children worldwide, with a focus on getting physical books into South African children\u2019s homes,\u201d says Julia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6121\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur generous approach to open-licensing and sharing what we have with the world gains us a lot of respect and attention,\u201d she explains. \u201cBecause we don\u2019t rely on our readers to cover the costs involved in production, translations, printing and distributing, we\u2019re in an incredible position to be able to offer our content for free. We don\u2019t believe that access to great books should be reserved for those who can afford them. All our books are licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Commons Attribution license<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and we see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incredible evidence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of this being taken up all over the world.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6103\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357-711x474.jpg 711w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An online home for their books<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-Founder and Chairperson Arthur Attwell is in charge of the Book Dash website. \u201cWe\u2019ve recently invested a lot in our website because we know the value it offers to our community: it\u2019s our flagship digital offering,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot only can interested creatives find out how to get involved with Book Dash and volunteer at the next event, but donors can also get a great idea of exactly what we do and why, and organisations working with children can see if they qualify to become a partner to get our books to kids. All of our books live on the website for anyone to read for free, or download and print for their own home, so it really serves a multitude of purposes and is a valuable tool for us as we continue to grow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A web hosting partner<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book Dash found xneelo by chance, many years ago: \u201cA friend was already hosting with xneelo in 2006, and I just copied him and have been very happy ever since,\u201d says Arthur. \u201cIt was very lucky. I&#8217;ve probably changed every other supplier in my organisations more than once since then, except for my primary web host. The xneelo volume plan is the best value hosting package around for the sites we create, which are mostly WordPress and Jekyll sites with light traffic,\u201d explains Arthur.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotable\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cxneelo support is truly extraordinary, and support is the biggest differentiator among web hosts. The world of hosting has become extremely competitive in the last couple of years internationally, with amazing technical functionality like continuous deployment and lambda functions. Those are great features, but in the end, great support is the biggest deciding factor for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span class=\"quotable\" >\u201cBook Dash is a bold organisation that stays focused on achieving its vision: every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. In a world where giving away your product is seen as losing value, we are thriving and constantly in awe of the amazing amount of goodwill that exists in the world if people feel united behind a cause.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span>\n<h2><span >An idea that grew into a movement<\/span><\/h2>\n<span >What do you get when you combine creatives, publishing experts and a desire for change? Inspiring children\u2019s books. \u201cBook Dash sits at the intersection of the publishing and social-impact worlds,\u201d explains Director Julia Norrish. \u201cWe create and publish new children\u2019s picturebooks, and then we distribute those books for free (digitally and in print).\u201d<\/span>\n\n<span >In 2014, a group of friends started a vision project: to pool their collective skills in the publishing industry to flood the country with new, high-quality African storybooks. \u201cWe had a vision of every child owning an abundance of books before they even entered school, and to realise that vision, we knew we needed to change the way great books are made,\u201d explains Julia.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<h2><span >An innovative volunteer model<\/span><\/h2>\n<span >\u201cWe developed an innovative, 12-hour model for making children\u2019s books, using the power of local, creative volunteers. The first test was in May 2014 and the books we made were amazing!\u201d Since then, there have been 14 Book Dash events, with over 350 creative volunteers giving their time and talent. The result is 138 brand new local children\u2019s books that anyone can read for free online, and that Book Dash also prints and distributes for free.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<h2><span >Free books for children, worldwide<\/span><\/h2>\n<span >Book Dash exists to do three things: to create, translate, and print new, high quality, African picturebooks for children. All the books they create go on to their website for anyone to access free: to use, translate, adapt and even print. \u201cWe want to change the face of access to books for young children worldwide, with a focus on getting physical books into South African children\u2019s homes,\u201d says Julia.<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6121\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BD_12-lores.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\">\n\n<span >\u201cOur generous approach to open-licensing and sharing what we have with the world gains us a lot of respect and attention,\u201d she explains. \u201cBecause we don\u2019t rely on our readers to cover the costs involved in production, translations, printing and distributing, we\u2019re in an incredible position to be able to offer our content for free. We don\u2019t believe that access to great books should be reserved for those who can afford them. All our books are licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><span >Creative Commons Attribution license<\/span><\/a><span > and we see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><span >incredible evidence<\/span><\/a><span > of this being taken up all over the world.&nbsp;<\/span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6103\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\">\n<h2><span >An online home for their books<\/span><\/h2>\n<span >Co-Founder and Chairperson Arthur Attwell is in charge of the Book Dash website. \u201cWe\u2019ve recently invested a lot in our website because we know the value it offers to our community: it\u2019s our flagship digital offering,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/span>\n\n<span >\u201cNot only can interested creatives find out how to get involved with Book Dash and volunteer at the next event, but donors can also get a great idea of exactly what we do and why, and organisations working with children can see if they qualify to become a partner to get our books to kids. All of our books live on the website for anyone to read for free, or download and print for their own home, so it really serves a multitude of purposes and is a valuable tool for us as we continue to grow.\u201d<\/span>\n<h3><span >A web hosting partner<\/span><\/h3>\n<span >Book Dash found xneelo by chance, many years ago: \u201cA friend was already hosting with xneelo in 2006, and I just copied him and have been very happy ever since,\u201d says Arthur. \u201cIt was very lucky. I've probably changed every other supplier in my organisations more than once since then, except for my primary web host. The xneelo volume plan is the best value hosting package around for the sites we create, which are mostly WordPress and Jekyll sites with light traffic,\u201d explains Arthur.&nbsp;<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"quotable\" >\u201cxneelo support is truly extraordinary, and support is the biggest differentiator among web hosts. The world of hosting has become extremely competitive in the last couple of years internationally, with amazing technical functionality like continuous deployment and lambda functions. Those are great features, but in the end, great support is the biggest deciding factor for me.\u201d<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBook Dash is a bold organisation that stays focused on achieving its vision: every child should own a hundred books &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lsx_disable_title":"0","_searchwp_excluded":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521],"tags":[],"content_group":[6390,6396],"class_list":["post-6085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How an innovative project gives away free children\u2019s books - xneelo Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cBook Dash is a bold organisation that stays focused on achieving its vision: every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. 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