Go tšwa Setaleng sa Puku: Maitemogelo a ka Khonferentsheng ya bo masomepedi-tee ya Ngwaga le Ngwaga ya LITASA

Ge ke sepela ka gare ga Khonferentshe ya bo masomepedi-tee ya Ngwaga le Ngwaga ya LITASA, se sengwe sa dilo tša mathomo tšeo di ilego tša goga šedi ya ka e bile lefelo la dipontšho. Ke fihlile pele ga iri ya senyane gomme ka amogelwa ke disetaleng go tšwa mekgatlong go akaretša; Cambridge, Macmillan, Reading Matters, British Council, Nal’ibali, Family Literacy Project le tše dingwe tše dintšhi. Go bona mekgatlo e mentšhi e kgobokane felo go tee, ka baka la boikgafo bjo bo abelanwago bja go tseba go bala le go ngwala e be e le mo go kgahlišhago.

BOLOGNA PRIZE FOR THE BEST CHILDREN’S PUBLISHERS OF THE YEAR

The Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year acknowledges publishers in each of the six areas of the world that have stood out in terms of their creativity, courage and the quality of the editorial choices over the last year.

Indigenous languages – are they fading from African households?

In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, based on a recommendation by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. At the time, the Forum said that 40 per cent of the estimated 6,700 languages spoken around the world were in danger of disappearing.  The fact […]

African languages are at a disadvantage with Voice Recognition Technology

By Abdi Latif Dahir 2018 African languages are being left behind when it comes to voice recognition innovation When internet connectivity is discussed in Africa, the conversation usually revolves around those who have access and those who don’t, namely the digital divide. But there’s also a language divide, a gap that’s been widening especially when it comes […]

Picture Books Get Adults Hooked On Reading

Picture books are not just for children; they are keeping adults hooked too By Divya Shekhar Economic Times Bureau, India September 2018 BENGALURU: A recent wave of picture books hitting the US market narrate stories of migrants, refugees and same-sex relationships. They are apparently appealing to people across age groups. Publishers and readers back home point […]

Changing Lives Through Books – Interview with Biblionef’s, Jean Williams!

“Books really can change your life” – a Q&A with Jean Williams, executive director of book donation NGO, Biblionef by Mila June, 2018 Published in the Sunday World (03/06/2018), Daily Dispatch (04/-6/2018), Herald (07/06/2018) By Carla Lever Biblionef are the only national organisation that make books available to children in all eleven of our national […]

Interview With ‘Literacies’ Activist, Theresa Giorza.

“Reading is a powerful force in society and connects us to the thoughts and ideas of people across space and time” – a Q&A with Theresa Giorza, literacies activist and PhD researcher by Mila May 24th, 2018 Published in the Sunday World: 20 May 2018; Daily Dispatch 21 May 2018; Herald 24 May 2018 By […]

Why mother tongue has to be embraced now – Q&A with Puku’s Lorato Trok.

“It really should be a no brainer that people should have access to books in their languages.” A Q&A with African language translator and literary activist, Lorato Trok By Mila April, 2018  Published in the Sunday World, Daily Dispatch and Herald By Carla Lever You have worked for nearly every literacy promotion organisation in South […]

Is classroom storytelling a dying art?

The dying art of storytelling in the classroom April, 2018 As Grahamstown prepares for the Puku Story Festival, storytelling is the highlight of most conversations, but is storytelling an every day priority in South African schools?  Are we doing enough to instill a love for literacy in African children? Storytelling may be as old as the hills […]

Nal’ibali adds Setswana and Xitsonga stories to their list.

Nal’ibali adds two more South African languages to their literacy newspaper supplements by Mila, April 2018 Nal’ibali – South Africa’s national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – is proud to be adding two more South African languages to their literacy newspaper supplements. Setswana and Xitsonga readers can now enjoy the Nal’ibali supplements in their mother languages from mid-April […]

What will it take to improve global literacy?

5 ways to improve global literacy By Sophie Edwards March 2018 OXFORD, United Kingdom — Literacy experts and advocates gathered in Oxford this week to discuss the latest thinking around how to promote global literacy. Despite recent improvements, it remains a major challenge but is massively underfunded and subject to a number of misconceptions, experts said. […]