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Overcoming the translation challenges in African language publishing for children
Translation is a way of increasing the amount of reading material for African children. ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart’. - Nelson Mandela Translation is an act of re-creation, sharing and reciprocal development between readers and writers of different languages. The potential of translation to greatly increase output with minimal effort is clear. Not all, however, feel comfortable with t...
The need of writing and publishing children books in indigenous African languages
The growing interest in bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa has highlighted an urgent need for reading material in African languages. Increasingly, parents and educators, conscious of the strategic value of indigenous language on identity construction, encourage or educate children to know and speak at least one local languages. However, parents are usually faced with many challenges whenever they attempt to find bilingual books in their local languages.
37 best mobile apps and websites to access free children books & Stories for African
We hope that one of these 37 apps and websites would satisfy your needs to access African books or original stories for your kids or teenagers. If you know any other platform with African content or stories for kids or young adults, please do let us know in comment.
25 Questions to stimulate critical thinking skills of a kid
Does your kid ask “Why” all the time? Do you want to help them search for answers to the big questions but don't know how? Here are a few questions to encourage your little philosopher.
11 Simple ideas to introduce kids to philosophy
Kids may not be familiar with the practice of philosophy, so we’ve created some ground rules that will promote better discussion
Meet Kotigo: a pioneer audiobook app to listen to Afrocentric Audiobooks & Podcasts
Kotigo is an audiobook platform with primary focus on African authors and publishers. The audiobooks comprise rich audio formats of printed books written by great authors and others. The Kotigo catalogue consists of wide collection of book genre ranging from business, personal development, finance, religious, biographies, children, marriage, relationships and many others.
2019 Children’s Africana Book Awards
The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa published or republished in the U.S. The awards were created by Africa Access and the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) to encourage the publication and use of accurate, balanced children’s materials about Africa. The awards are presented in two categories: Young Children and Older Readers.
Christian Elongué, Executive Director Of Muna Kalati named in 2021 ILA Global list of Literacy champions
Christian Elongué, our executive Director, is one of 30 literacy leaders named to the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) 2021 30 Under 30 list. The global list celebrates rising innovators, disruptors and visionaries in the literacy field. Christian Elongué is an author and researcher on children and young adult literature. Dismayed by a lack of black characters in books available to African children, Christian founded munakalati.org in 2017 with the goal of building international rec...
“There are almost no political institutions which seriously engage with promoting children’s literature in Cameroon” – Interview with Nsah Mala
Nsah Mala is a Cameroonian poet, writer and children’s author of 2 fantastic, illustrated books which have been well acclaimed for their unique angle and the colorful and beautiful pictures they contain. Muna Kalati had the opportunity to interview him to know more about his journey as an author, his experiences, challenges, and vision of the children’s book industry in Cameroon.
Global Kidz House (GKH) publishes children books that dispel common stereotypes about Africa
GKH will specialize in children’s books (pre-K to seventh grade) that celebrate the history and diverse cultures of Africa and the African diaspora in fiction and nonfiction. Mapondera-Talley’s goal is to dispel common stereotypes about Africa and Africans.
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