Archive for the ‘Literacy in Africa’ Category
Recently co-founder Nick Johnson conducted an interview with fellow literary blogger Zoe Toft of Playing by the Book. We thought supporters / readers might like to read more about the Pelican Post’s philosophy and objectives on all matters pertaining to better access to children’s fiction… Tell us a little about Pelican Post and how it differs […]
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Tags: Africa, Books, childrens stories, literacy, Nick Johnson, Pelican Post
Many books purchased and donated at various events during the course of last year have made their way to two very grateful schools in Kenya. Hotcourses primary school is based in Nyumbani village (swahili for ‘home’) in the Kitui district of eastern Kenya, (about 3 hours drive from Nairobi). Nyumbani stands on one thousand acres of land donated by the […]
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Tags: Books, childrens stories, Hot Courses Foundation, Jeremy Hunt, Kenya, Kitui, Nairobi, Nyumbani, Schools in Kenya, The Pelican Post
Pelican Post has formed a partnership with the Goge Foundation to bring storybooks to schools, and pupils in Lagos, and Nigeria. This is an exciting development for both organisations because Goge Foundation has exclusive access to hundreds of schools within Lagos and its surrounding states. To mark the occasion, Tunji Akinsehinwa – Director and Trustee of the […]
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Tags: Africa, childrens stories, education, Goge Africa Foundation, Nigeria, schools in Nigeria, The Pelican Post, Tunji Akinsehinwa
Earlier this year, Alexander McCall Smith, author of the highly successful book series, The No1 Ladies Detective Agency kindly took time out of his incredibly busy writing schedule to talk to Clemency Burton Hill about his life, inspiration, characters and anything else that may come up in conversation at an event in support of the Pelican Post. Image courtesy of Chris […]
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Tags: Akimbo, Alexander McCall Smith, childrens stories, Pelican Post, using books in the classroom
This summer, the Pelican Post team were invited to feature at one of the UK’s leading music festivals – Camp Bestival – famous for its focus on family fun and laid back atmosphere. This year’s festival was no exception with music from the likes of Blondie, Groove Armada, The Wonderstuff, Mark Ronson and Primal Scream (personal favourite) as well as a mind-boggling […]
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Tags: Africa, Books, Camp Bestival, childrens stories, Events, literacy, music festival, Rob Da Bank, The Pelican Post
Photo courtesy of the Farnham Herald (www.farnhamherald.com) Despite some clouds, rainstorms and the optimistic BBC forecast of strong hurricane tail winds(?!), the first ever kids festival – Kidsfest organised by kids for kids was a resounding success , with several thousand visitors turning out to partake in the mayhem! The festival which was officially opened […]
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News update from Ethiopia…
Staff from Pelican Post partner charity Link Ethiopia (www.linkethiopia.org) recently returned from a trip to the region where they delivered books donated by pelican post supporters who attended various events held last year. They also made a trip to visit (and deliver books) to 2 remote village school communities near Lake Rana. These village schools have a desperate shortage […]
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Tags: Books, Donkey Library, Ethiopia, Link Ethiopia, Schools in Ethiopia
One of the key aims of the Pelican Post project is for each participating school to receive 20 copies of the same story so that the teachers can practice shared classroom reading and the children can read the words and enjoy the pictures together. For many, this may in actual fact mean sharing one book […]
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Tags: Africa, Book Aid, Bringing Books to Life, literacy, managing a book collection, teaching guides, using books in the classroom
Festive Greetings from Uganda…
Yet more Pelican Post books recently arrive at Ttula and Kasubi schools in Kampala, Uganda and the children didn’t waste any time in smiling for the cameras with their new glossy books 🙂 Thanks to Anisha for taking them and revealing a natural talent at photography!
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Congratulations to school teacher Madinah Kakaire,who has just won a prestigous award for her teaching skills. Madinah teaches at one of the schools, Pelican Post supports – Ttula Primary School in Uganda. This is her story courtesy of John Agaba at ‘The New Vision’ Newspaper, Kampala… I was lucky to find her in one of her sessions. […]
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Tags: Books, childrens stories, Ka Tutandike, literacy, Reading for pleasure, Schools in Uganda
