Storybook Project

Our Storybook Project helps imprisoned mothers and their children connect - by reading stories, mothers use their own voices to love, comfort and encourage their children even though they're not at home.

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It's all about children receiving a book they know their mum held and hearing their mum's voice as she reads it to them. It's also about empowering mothers and helping them to read and connect with their children. Of our prison population, as many as 70% have significant literacy problems. 

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​Each month, a volunteer goes into Auckland Regional Women's Correction Facility with a box of books and a device to record mums reading to their children. These books are then posted to the children, along with the USB recording so they can hear their mum reading and hold the book their mum held.