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Multilingual Multilingual
Children’s Children’s
Book Book
Publishing: Publishing:
a Developing a Developing
Industry inIndustry in
EthiopiEthiopiaa
• A presentation to the International Sustainable Library Development Interest Group
• June 28th, 2010
• ALA Washington, D.C.
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An Introduction . . . An Introduction . . .
Upcoming Projects . . . Upcoming Projects . . .
• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Endeber, Ethiopia 1974–76
• Librarian—Regis University, Denver
• Project Mercy, 2006
• Dr. Thomas Hooyman MemorialLibrary and Media CenterMekelle, Tigray Region
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Segenat Children and Youth LibrarySegenat Children and Youth LibraryMekelle, Tigray Region, EthiopiaMekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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An overview:
Population: 88 million
0–14 years 46.2%15–64 years 51.1%65 years 2.7%
Urban population: 17%
Literacy in EthiopiaLiteracy in Ethiopia
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Languages:
Amarigna 32.7%Oromigna 31.6%Tigrigna 6.1%Somaligna 6%Guragigna 3.5%
Up to 70 different languages and dialects.
English medium of instruction in schools.
Literacy in EthiopiaLiteracy in Ethiopia
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Literacy in EthiopiaLiteracy in Ethiopia
Fidel:
• Semitic language
• Read left to right
• 7 vowel sounds
• 33 consonants
• 231 syllables
• Amharic, Tigringa, and some dialects of Guragina
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Literacy rates: (age 15 and over can read and write)
Total population: 42.7%Male: 50.3%Female: 35.1%
School life expectancyTotal: 8 yearsMale: 8 yearsFemale: 7 years
Literacy in EthiopiaLiteracy in Ethiopia
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• Strong base in L1 facilitates higher levels of proficiency in L2
• Academic skills learned in L1 directly transfer to L2
• Literacy skills directly transfer: letters form sounds, words form sentences, punctuation has meaning.
Importance of L1 (first language) literacy for Importance of L1 (first language) literacy for bilingual and multilingual studentsbilingual and multilingual students
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Yohannes GebregeorgisYohannes Gebregeorgis
Libraries and literacy goes hand
in hand.
Highlights:
• 40 school library partnerships• 2 free standing children’s libraries• 6 Donkey mobile libraries• Several portable libraries
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Publishing ProjectsPublishing Projects
Published many bilingual and trilingual books
High quality books with Ethiopian illustrations
Titles include:
• Silly Mammo• The Fig Tree• The Beekeeper of Lalibela• The Elephant and The Cock• Fafi’s Sheep• The Lion’s Tail• Bekelena Adisochu Bucheloch
Culturally representative stories
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Every child Every child receives a book receives a book published by published by EBCEF EBCEF
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during bread and book day.during bread and book day.
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The Golden Kuraz AwardThe Golden Kuraz Award
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Ato Sebhat Gebre Ato Sebhat Gebre EgziabherEgziabher
Alemu Eshetu Alemu Eshetu
Noted authors Noted authors present during book present during book club events.club events.
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Authors from the Ethiopian DiasporaAuthors from the Ethiopian DiasporaDinaw Mengestu, Maaza Mengeste Dinaw Mengestu, Maaza Mengeste
Named New Yorker’s 20 under 40 in 2010
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Multilingual bookMultilingual book
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Christensen FundChristensen Fund
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Sololia Publishing, LTDSololia Publishing, LTD
Challenges and opportunities:
• Cost and quality of printing• Distribution• Market• Economy• Trained workforce• Raising capital• Government regulations• Telecommunications• Translations • Foreign currency• Wealth of potential stories• Unexplored talent
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Just published : Just published : Tirhas Celebrates Ashenda: Tirhas Celebrates Ashenda: An Ethiopian Girl’s HolidayAn Ethiopian Girl’s Holiday..
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In publication:In publication:
• Abune Petros
• Under the Tamarind Tree
• The Monkey with No Tail
• Silly Mammo (sound recording)
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For more information For more information contact: contact: Janet LeeJanet Lee
Email:[email protected]@gmail.com
Email:[email protected]@gmail.com