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Création d’une fédération des clubs de lecture au Mali par M. Drissa Coulibaly
Dans un contexte où la lecture n’est pas encore partagée par tout le monde, M. Drissa Coulibaly envisage de mettre sur pied une fédération de clubs de lecture. Cette initiative en gestation au Mali est évoquée dans cette interview.
Création d’une fédération des clubs de lecture au Mali par M. Drissa Coulibaly
Monsieur Coulibaly est un Malien d’origine ivoirienne. Après le Certificat d'Études Primaire et Élémentaires (CEPE)
Le livre, ce médicament aux vertus multiples
De nombreuses afflictions, infections et pathologies liées au corps humain trouvent aujourd’hui des solutions à travers des thérapies
How can children books help in raising confident kids? - Lessons from Festival Saint-Petersburg Book Lighthouse
Christian Elongué gave a public talk on the topic “Who is the true alpha of the family?", during the festival "Saint-Petersburg Book Lighthouse" moderated by Nadezhda Filimonova and Evgeniia Trofimova from the Kronshtadt children’s library in Russia. Elongué thus explained that parenting styles must be adapted and personnalised to the kids and teens personality. There is no one right way to raise a child. It’s important to focus on balancing priorities, juggling responsibilities and quickly ...
«Une littérature jeunesse ne peut pas vivre de projets financés par des ONG », Ousmane Diarra
Ousmane Diarra est un écrivain polyfacétique né à Bassala au Mali en 1960. Parallèlement à ses écrits
Children’s Book Review: Africa, Amazing Africa
Atinuke’s first non-fiction title is a major publishing event: a celebration of all 55 countries on the African continent! Her beautifully-written text captures Africa’s unique mix of the modern and the traditional, as she explores its geography, its peoples, its animals, its history, its resources and its cultural diversity. The book divides Africa into five sections: South, East, West, Central and North, each with its own introduction. This is followed by a page per country, containing a de...
How did Muna Kalati start ? - Conversation with the founder
It was at university with the pan-African associative movements and my Master's degree in "Africa and Globalization" that I discovered the rich African past and became aware of my cultural alienation. I knew more about the history of France, Great Britain and Belgium than that of Cameroon and I realized that the books of my childhood had largely contributed to it. I realized that children's and youth literature was a powerful tool for building the imagination and identity of young Africans, f...
Muna Kalati advocated for more diversity in global children literature at IBBY Russia 2021
From the 9th to 12 September 2021, Muna Kalati was represented through its Director Christian Elongué at the 37th Ibby Children’s Book International Congress In Moscow, under the theme «Great Big World Through Children’s Books: National and Foreign Literature — Role, Value, Impact on Young Readers in Different Countries». It was an opportunity to explore diversity of themes, characters, issues in children’s literature of the world, to discuss cultural variety which doesn’t prevent them from i...
Tous les enfants ont un talent caché
Le programme AFCD (Alliance Franco-Camerounaise de Dschang) vacances pour enfants du 02/08/2021 au 28/08/2021, a été une occasion très spéciale pour les tout-petits. Pour cette édition, 41 enfants ont répondu présent à l’invitation, un chiffre largement supérieur à celui de l’an dernier. C’est une initiative qui a donné la possibilité aux enfants de s’exprimer, d’accroître leur curiosité et de donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes selon un programme d’activités bien pensée et taillé à leur mesure...
Tous les enfants ont un talent caché
Le programme AFCD (Alliance Franco-Camerounaise de Dschang) vacances pour enfants du 02/08/2021 au 28/08/2021
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...
Les Ateliers Lecture Plaisir de Muna Kalati et l'Alliance Franco-Camerounaise ont démarré à Dschang
Pour la troisième année consécutive, l’Association Muna Kalati et l’Alliance Franco-Camerounaise de Dschang,