Adinkra au centre des attentions…
Une conférence de presse pas comme les autres a réuni à l’IFC (Institut Français du
Three ways to overcome obstacles in training library professionals in French speaking countries
The two African public library summits in Johannesburg in 2012 and Swaziland in 2016 had
« I’m the Colour of Honey » teaches self-love, acceptance and how to celebrate one’s differences through
I’m the Colour of Honey is a story by Maïmouna Jallow, a storyteller and media consultant based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is the co-founder of Positively African, an arts and media company, and the curator of Re-Imagined Series—a project aimed at adapting folktales and novels for contemporary audiences.
Interview with Raffaella Delle Donne, co-author of Pear of the Sea by Catalyst Press
Catalyst Press will be releasing Pearl of the Sea – a first of many graphic
Let us explore the book « I’m the colour of honey », written by Maimouna Jallow
I’m the colour of honey is a book written by Maimouna Jallow, with illustrations by
Children’s Book Review: Look up! by Jen Thorpe/ Lauren Nel
Jen Thorpe wrote the book “LOOK UP”. Jen Thorpe is a South African researcher and
9 in 10 Children in Africa Can’t Read — These Organisations Are Working to Change That
The low literacy rate in Africa can be attributed to a few things: lack of adequate teacher training and overall investment in training, where teachers teach what they were taught as children rather than keeping up with the evolution of education, access to tools and reading resources for children as a result of poverty, and poor school literacy programs and curriculum planning.
There are, however, organizations and creative initiatives that have taken the future of Africa’s children into their own hands. These spaces have prioritised children’s education in literacy and are empowering little ones across the continent with books.
These are just five of the organisations that are teaching Africa’s children to read, and how you can help them.