How you can help

Here’s what you can do:

School kids wearing headphones while looking at tablet screens.

Donate goods

We are in desperate need of computers, CD multi-copiers, printers, hard drives, headphones, USB memory sticks, blank CDs and MP3 playback machines for our library members to listen to their books. Your unwanted second-hand books will also be greatly appreciated and recycled when we transform their silent pages into the spoken word for our members.

If you'd like to donate goods you can complete the contact form below or email our director

Donate money

Your donations help to improve school literacy levels, and help us to bring the comforting and rewarding companionship of our audio books to the elderly who can no longer read the printed word.

Donation Pledge Form (English - pdf)
Donation Pledge Form (Afrikaans - pdf)

Durban volunteers assisting at Hear-to-Read event at Chesterville Day Care Centre.

Sponsor and brand

Sponsor and brand a Hear-to-Read bookcase for a disadvantaged pre-school or day care centre and be a part of our story that's making a difference in early childhood development education. Or sponsor the recording of an educational book for a blind or print-disabled child or dedicate one of our audio books in memory of someone you hold dear.

If you're interested in sponsoring a recording or a bookcase, you can complete the form below or email our director

Hear-to-Read little pre-schooler engrossed in Gogo Story.

Make your legacy live on

Leaving a gift or bequest in your will to Tape Aids can be done easily and simply. We are always so grateful to those who chose to be remembered by leaving a legacy that will live on when they are gone.

Our wording for your bequest will help you choose the way that you might want to leave a small or large bequest for those marginalized by their disabilities and whom we serve.

Wording for your bequest (pdf)

Arthur Baxall School for the Blind Grade R students acting along with a Hear-to-Read lesson.

Partner in our education outreach programmes

If you're a corporate, trust or foundation committed to improving education for all our youth and would like to partner with Tape Aids' education outreach programmes or donate funds to our Hear-to-Read and Talking e-Books initiatives - helping all our nation's disadvantaged children, both able bodied and those with special needs, reach their full potential - our national executive director would welcome you making contact so that we can tailor a proposal that fulfills your vision.

Radio Drama Studio 2 (360-degree-microphone) with 3 volunteer narrators.

Volunteer your skills & abilities

Do you enjoy reading aloud? Then why not join our volunteers in the studios at our various production centres in major cities to narrate and proof-read both fiction and non-fiction books.

Why do we need your support?

Your donations will be invaluable in sharing our vision of creating a nation of avid readers. Using the spoken word to open whole new worlds for millions who have difficulty reading. A remarkable gift indeed.

We don't receive any government funding and over the past 60 years our national audio book library and production services have only been possible thanks to the caring commitment of our volunteers and the generosity of our donors.

Being a registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), SARS realizes that we're providing vital services, so they reward our donors and enable them to claim back their donations on their income tax returns. We will issue you with a Section 18A Tax Certificate for all your donations if you provide us with your details. Kindly select your preferred method of making a payment by either credit card, debit order or direct EFT deposit as indicated on our donation pledge form (see below).

Donation Pledge Form (English - pdf) Donation Pledge Form (Afrikaans - pdf)

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