![]() ![]() 'This super hero book is an action-packed adventure that will have readers on the edge of their seats. Her source of power is her greatest asset her hair. The series follows her journey as she discovers, uses and learns lessons through her powers. With heavy hearts, the eKitabu team in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, and US, and with partners, publishers, friends, teachers, families, learners and government leaders mourn the death of our dear colleague and friend, Mercy Musyoki, fondly called Mercy M at eKitabu. Trained editorial and development teams of 13 Kenyan publishing houses using the Accessible EPUB toolkit, and launched a Content Development Challenge to incentivize Kenyan publishers to adopt born-accessible practices. SUPERLISU is about Kendi, a superhero born in Nairobi, Kenya. eKitabu Monthly Newsletter January 2023 Edition. ![]() With innovations such as Studio KSL’s Digital Story Time that reached 12 million viewers per week in 2022, eKitabu. eKitabu collaborates with leading publishers in Kenya, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and globally. Literacy Fun Day aimed to promote literacy. More than 160 accessible titles in Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda, Kenyan Sign Language and English uploaded to the Global Digital Library, plus more than 100 early grade readers for Kenya and 20 for Rwanda in a Benetech-certified EPUB template. About the DEC Digital Essay Competition (DEC) encourages teachers and learners to use ICT in teaching and learning in the classroom. Since founding in 2012, eKitabu has brought digital content to 14 African countries and all 47 counties of Kenya. Children, parents, and teachers engage in dancing during eKitabu’s Literacy Fun Day in August 2023 at Playstreet School, Nairobi. ![]() A Content Development Challenge with prizes for local developers will create new, born-accessible content for the new Kenyan curriculum. Increasing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of creating accessible books in the title development phase ("born accessible") is critical to increasing the number of accessible books.ĮKitabu will catalyze the born accessible book chain in Kenya to create a library of open source, accessible digital titles, adapting its open standards based toolkit for local content developers. In June, members of the eKitabu team with support from Light for the World and Sign Language experts in Ethiopia trained five teachers of the Deaf virtually to use the assessment tool to bridge the gap in inclusive education. Despite the importance of books in boosting foundational literacy skills, for the estimated 19 million children globally who are blind or have low vision, or the millions of children with other disabilities that impact their use of traditionally printed materials, the shortage of quality books in accessible formats is severe. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |