KUZOQOPHEKA umlando kwethulwa izincwadi ezibhalwe ngolimi lwabangaboni i-braile kwiNozincwadi Storytelling Festival ngaphansi kwesihlahla eBluff Showgrounds, eThekwini namhlanje emini.
Ingqalabutho yomxoxi wezinganekwane futhi engumlingisi ohlonishwa umhlaba wonke, uDkt Gcina Mhlophe, ithe le ngqophamlando iqondaniswe nokugubha kwabo iminyaka engu-20 kwasungulwa lo mkhosi waminyaka yonke.
"Sijabule kakhulu kulo nyaka. Sigubha iminyaka ewu20 sasungula umkhankaso esiwubiza nge- Unozincwadi Mother of the Books Literacy Campaign. Ngesikhathi siwuqala ngo2001 sasingazi ukuthi uyoyiqeda ngisho iminyaka emibili noma emithathu njengoba sesigubha iminyaka ewu-20. Ngo-Ephreli besinendumezulu yomcimbi sigubha." Uthe babe sebexoxisana nabeLibrary For the Blind kuleli bebanxenxa ukuba kushicilelwe izincwadi zakhe ezimbili, esihloko sithi Nozincwadi nethi African Mother Christmas ngolimi lwabangaboni.
"Lezo zincwadi sezimi ngomumo futhi nabo bagcizelele ukuthi bayeza ukuzozethula ngokusemthethweni kwiNozincwadi Storytelling Festival eBluff Showgrounds, okuwumcimbi oqale ngo2019." Uthe le ngqophamlando isho lukhulu kuye futhi imvule amehlo ngoba ubengazi ukuthi bangaka abantu abangaboni abagila izimanga. "Abantu ebengingazi lutho ngabo." Uthe ubengazi ukuthi kunabapheki, abadlali be-cricket nabanye abangaboni.
"Abanye bazobe besifundela izincwadi njengoba singakwazi ukufunda imibhalo elotshwe nge-braile. Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile mina nenhlangano (iGcinamasiko Arts and Heritage)." Ube esephonsela inselelo abantu abazitshela ukuthi abakhubazekile ukuba bavuleleke kwabanokukhubazeka.
"Asibenzeli umusa kodwa kuningi esingakufunda kubona yize thina esijwayelekile sicabanga ukuthi asinakho ukukhubazeka. Nathi sinakho ukukhubazeka okukhethekile." Esephetha uthe iGcinamasiko izobuye inikezele ngezincwadi ezintsha ebimatasatasa nokuzishicilela kusukela ngonyaka owedlule.