CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL & 5TH BOOK BAZAAR
SUMMARY BRIEF Readership for Learning and Development—Soma in collaboration with The Sweden Embassy and Mkuki na Nyota Publishers will be organizing a Children’s Literature Festival from 16th to 19th November 2021 in multiple locations. Soma Book Café will host the festival on November 17. Among others, the event will engage children in storytelling and innovation […]
‘kalamu ndogo’ approach at the Alliance Française Arusha Book and Writing Festival
Demere Kitunga, Readership for Learning and Development—Soma ‘kalamu ndogo’ creative writing workshop in session BackgroundThe Soma Book Café was invited by the Alliance Française to participate in a Book and Writing Festival from 21st and 24th November 2020, to launch its library in Arusha. We shared the Soma story and experience in promoting reading and […]
Storybooks by children for children–A Soma Book Cafe case study
‘Kalamu Ndogo’
‘Kalamu Ndogo’ ni mfululizo mpya vitabu vya watoto vilizoandikwa na watoto chini ya Jukwaa letu na Kiota cha Simulizi cha Watoto na Vitabu. Kiota hiki ni nafasi ya watoto ya kulea vipaji na kujenga stadi za uandishi, simulizi ndani ya Mkahawa wa Vitabu Soma. Vitabu hivi vinatokana na utafiti wa majaribio wa jinsi ya kuwawezesha […]
Soma Presents Children Corona Virus Writing Challenge!!!
Duration(coverage): Three (3) months (From April 1st to 30th June) Location: Home Based (with parental guidance) Age group: 6-12 years
Watoto na Vitabu Q1 22 02 2020
Watoto na Vitabu Saturday February, 22nd in session. Children wrote stories on their last week experiences and selected books they want to read for Quarter One: 2020. Watch this space for selected titles.
Watoto na Vitabu: Orientation to the reading camp
Children have been provided with clear orientations about “The reading camp” as a road to our mission. They stated their dreams towards the camp, they also contributed ideas toward the reading camp mission.
Watoto na Vitabu Research and writing workshop 02 11 2019
Watoto na Vitabu Research and Writing workshop at Soma Book Cafe where children learned and wrote their stories by using different prompts and creative writing techniques guided by the facilitators.
Watoto na Vitabu Pre- meeting 01 11 2019
Pre-meeting of Watoto na Vitabu facilitators and researchers on to prepare for the coming workshop on Saturday 2nd November 2019 where children will meet, learn, and write stories of their own. Three best stories will be selected as winners and they will be given award.
Watoto na Vitabu on Book Bazaar 26 10 2019
Watoto na Vitabu Saturday session on Book Bazaar, The children were in a beautiful room containing all creative works they have made throughout this quarter (August 2019 – October 2019). In collaboration with their parents and facilitators, children have eventually created a new story about “The Monkey in the school bus”.The great moment reached when […]
