Project School Library in The Gambia
Projekt Schulbibliothek in Sukuta/Gambia DAS LEBEN IN SUKUTA
Sukuta ist ein Ort mit etwa 17000 Einwohnern im westafrikanischen Gambia. V.
Die Menschen leben meist von der Landwirtschaft, vom Ge-
müseanbau und vom Viehhandel. Das Einkommen reicht aber kaum
für den Unterhalt einer Familie. ENGLISCH ALS UNTERRICHTSSPRACHE
In der „Sukuta Upper Basic School“ lernen etwa 1700 Schülerinnen und Schüler in den Klassen sieben bis neun. Alle Fächer werden in Englisch und nicht in der Muttersprache unterrichtet. Der Lernerfolg hängt davon
18/11/2023
Announcement of the event with the blind footballer Mulgheta Russom from the football club MTV Stuttgart in Accra. It is part of the events showcasing Accra as UNESCO World Book Capital 2023. Patricia Thoma's book about Mulgheta Russom, "Mulgheta - A day in the life of a blind footballer", has also been printed in Braille by the publisher Akoss Ofori-Mensah (Sub-Saharan Publishers). These books were donated to the Akropong School for the Blind.
The book "Mulgheta - A day in the life of a blind footballer" is also available in the library of the Sukuta Upper Basic and Senior Secondary School.
Accra World Book Capital: 'Meet Mulgheta! An experience with a blind footballer' to be held at the School for the Blind While we explore the joy in reading especially during this moment of the UNESCO Accra World Book Capital, one of the leading international publishing firms in Ghana, Sub Saharan Publishers, in partnership with its mother association, Ghana Publishers...
01/09/2023
Barcelona Library Named Best New Public Library in the World We love the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez in Barcelona. Designed by SUMA Arquitectura, the library—named after Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel García Márquez—is a geometric wonder. Inspired by Ildefonso Cerdá’s design of the city’s Exiample district, the five-story, octagon-shaped buil...
19/07/2023
Kenya National Library Services launches VTabu virtual Library.
The Kenya National Library Services launched its new virtual Library VTabu in Nairobi on July 12, 2023.
Vtabu, a new virtual library from the Kenya National Library Services aims to encourage a reading culture and provide an avenue through which one can grow and hone their skills in a particular field, anytime and anywhere.
Kenya National Library Services launches VTabu virtual Library. The Kenya National Library Services launched its new virtual Library VTabu in Nairobi on July 12, 2023.
24/06/2023
The Kenyan author Carey Baraka accompanied Ngugi wa Thiong'o for three days.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature The long read: The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing
22/06/2023
Soma Nami’s African Book Fair for August The African Book Fair, organised by Soma Nami Books, is set to be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya from August 1- 5, 2023.
27/03/2023
South Africa’s Humanities and Social Sciences Awards 2023 winners announced. The winners of the Humanities and Social Sciences Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa on March 18, 2023.
10/03/2023
We are daring to invent the future’ — the generation that rewrote Africa’s story by Petina Gappah
‘We are daring to invent the future’ — the generation that rewrote Africa’s story The novelist Petina Gappah on a group of writers who put a fresh, modern vision of Africa out into the world
20/02/2023
International Mother Language Day: UNESCO calls on countries to implement mother language-based education Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti
16/01/2023
Afropop Worldwide | Sona Jobarteh, With Feet in Two Worlds Sona Jobarteh discusses her work on African education and her 2023 album Badenyaa Kumoo.
28/12/2022
The school garden in Sanyang is being tended. Students help and learn how to grow vegetables.
26/12/2022
9 Major Trends in African Literature in 2022 African writers are producing excellent writing, and publishers, both on the continent and the diaspora, are making space for their work. This year, we expanded our Notable African Books of the Year list from 50 to 100 because of the large volume of good books published. [See here if you missed it.]
23/12/2022
Argentinian photographer Eduardo Soteras got the “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award 2022” with a photo of two children in the library in an elementary school in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The two children have taken refuge in books.
UNICEF Photo of the Year 2022: Eduardo Soteras wins the award Photographer Eduardo Soteras wins the UNICEF Photo of the Year 2022 Award with his photo series about the situation of children in Tigray since 2020.
22/09/2022
Maybe the book is helpful
https://wasscehistorytextbook.com
History Textbook – West African Senior School Certificate Examination Introduction This website hosts a textbook aimed at West African students taking West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) History Paper 1, “West Africa and the Wider World from Earliest Times to 2000”. This free resource covers all the current syllabus, as well as including tw...
Akoss Ofori-Mensah, the owner of Sub-Saharan Publishers, was honoured as "Personality of the Year".
There are many books of her publishing house on the shelves of the library of the Sukuta Upper Basic and Senior Secondary School.
19/08/2022
Akoss Ofori-Mensah founded Sub-Saharan Publishers in Accra 30 years ago. At this year's Accra International Book Fair (25-28 August 2022), she will be honoured as Personality of the Year. Congratulations.
Meet Akoss Ofori-Mensah of Sub-Saharan Publishers Posted by Amna Singh on November 29, 2018
04/08/2022
In Conversation with Idza Luhumyo, Winner of the 2022 AKO Caine Prize - Wasafiri Magazine In this interview, Wasafiri sat down with the winner of the 2022 Caine Prize, Idza Luhumyo.
22/07/2022
A wonderful project!
147,496 Kenyan children take part in Storymoja Read Aloud initiative. 147,496 children in 836 schools across 40 counties participated, backed by 2,337 Reading Ambassadors took part in the Storymoja Read Aloud initiative on June 16, 2022.
18/07/2022
Congratulations!
Idza Luhumyo wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022. Idza Luhumyo was declared the winner of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022 in a ceremony in London, UK on Monday, July 18, 2022.
04/07/2022
Tanzanian Author Nahida Esmail Becomes a Lifetime Sponsor of The African Teen Awards A new prize is inspiring teen writers on the continent to cultivate literary talent. The African Teen Writers Award was launched this year by Writers Space Foundation, with the financial support of Tanzanian author Nahida Esmail. Two winners will receive a cash prize of 100 USD each. The award is
01/07/2022
James Currey Prize for African Literature 2022 shortlist announced The writers on the shortlist for the James Currey Prize for African Literature 2022 have been announced today, July 1, 2022.
Writers Changing Lives: A Chat With Meshack Asare | Worldreader In Ghana, books were hard to come by when children’s author Meshack Asare was young. The nearest library was 24 miles away, and a mobile book unit
28/06/2022
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023 finalists announced. Renée Watson, Carole Boston Weatherford, and Rita Williams-Garcia are finalists of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023.