{"id":1249,"date":"2025-06-02T22:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2025-06-02T22:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:04:21","slug":"duffy-books-in-homes-celebrates-15-million-books-delivered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/duffy-books-in-homes-celebrates-15-million-books-delivered\/","title":{"rendered":"Duffy Books in Homes Celebrates 15 Million Books Delivered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duffy Books in Homes (DBIH) has reached a significant milestone, with&nbsp;<strong>15 million books delivered into the hands of Kiwi kids<\/strong>&nbsp;since its founding in 1994. Each year, nearly&nbsp;<strong>100,000 \u2018Duffy Kids\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;across the country receive six brand-new books to own and cherish, thanks to the ongoing support of more than&nbsp;<strong>200 funding partners, donors, and supporters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded by author&nbsp;<strong>Alan Duff<\/strong>, the programme aims to break the cycle of \u201cbooklessness\u201d and promote literacy by fostering a love of reading from an early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis was what I dreamt of more than 30 years ago when I founded Duffy Books in Homes,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Duff.\u00a0<em>\u201c<strong>It has been a privilege to see how DBIH has helped promote literacy, instil a love of books, and give children a real sense of ownership over their learning. <\/strong>We couldn\u2019t have done this without our amazing team, in-school coordinators, role models, and especially our funding partners and supporters. <strong>A huge thank you to all who have been involved over the last 30 years.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study, highlights this significance with the study, which tracked over 6,000 children, finding that homes filled with books has a positive impact on how often children read and how much they enjoyed it. Literacy rates can be a strong predictor of the economic and career prospects of young people when leaving school. Regardless of what job or career children aspire to do, they need to be literate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DBIH General Manager, <strong>Linda Vagana<\/strong> says that \u201c<em><strong>We\u2019re proud that our programme has been able to deliver 15 million books to kids (and counting)<\/strong>. Recent research suggests that children who love reading often develop stronger comprehension and writing skills, greater general knowledge, and positive attitudes toward learning. These foundational skills and attitudes are essential for lifelong learning and personal growth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent transition from the decile system to the Equity Index (EQI), has made 160 more schools eligible to join our programme \u2013 which is a lot of children without access to books. Our supporters help us deliver brand new books into nearly 100,000 Kiwi kids hands through their school. Books which they themselves choose and are theirs to keep for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ms Vagana<\/strong> adds,\u00a0\u201c<em>The support the programme has received in the past 31 years, means that hundreds of thousands of Kiwi children have been able to increase their literacy which has had a positive outcome on their lives.\u00a0These children have become adults who inspire a love of reading and can continue this positive cycle for generations to come.\u00a0<strong>Our mission remains focused on\u00a0inspiring and empowering a nation of successful tamariki through a love of reading and book ownership.<\/strong> With rising costs and increasing demand, we\u2019re calling on new funding partners and donors to come on board. 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