A BRAILLE VERSION OF LUCKY MATHONSI’S BOOK

MBABANE – Author Lucky Mathonsi’s dream is slowly coming true.  Having set a goal of making his first book reach a million masses, the author of the book titled ‘The Life Journey of A Young Breast Cancer Survivor’ Mathonsi has released a Braille version of the book.

Braille is a tactile reading and writing system used by blind and visually-impaired people, who cannot access print materials. It uses raised dots to represent the letters of the print alphabet.

The book was released last year October and today marks a year after its release.
The book has been received with greatest affection from corporate companies, such as Inyatsi Construction and personalities such as Melusi ‘Zox’ Dlamini who is the current SWAMA President, afro- soul singer ‘Sands’, local comedian Mduduzi ‘Mdura’ Dlamini and many more.

Attracted

It is worth mentioning that it also attracted international media, where three Malaysian newspapers published articles on the book.
The book received sponsorship from Inyatsi last year and more copies were printed as a means of making sure that it reaches a huge number of readers.
The author, who is a liSwati has broken barriers and boundaries once again by releasing the Braille version of the book.

“Breast cancer is a serious disease that has robbed us of lots of people, who were going to take the country and our economy to greater heights.

Awareness

‘‘And it’s about time we take it seriously as a crisis. I know that it's not easy coming to terms with the fact that it has always been there, but with the knowledge and experience that one has, we can play a role by creating awareness,” he said.
His main aim is to give the nation a new hope by presenting the Braille version of the book so that even visually impaired people get the awareness message brought by the book.

He pleaded with companies to lend a hand by sponsorship, whereby he will print more copies and donate to schools such as Mzimpofu and the national libraries.

Humanity

“This is one of the best ways that companies can add value to humanity by creating awareness,” he said.
It is worth noting that this is the first ever novel by a liSwati to be converted to a Braille version to cater for the visually impaired.

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