Category Archives: Kalamu Ndogo Series

Books series written by children for children. The first four were written in a research and writing with children project under Watoto na Vitabu Platform with Neil Butcher and Associates grants. The Process facilitated children to engage with Tanzanian folkloric traditions, explore their experiences employ creative imagination beyond the here and now; ultimately creating original contemporary stories with and edge of phantasy. The series are also published in Creative Commons under open license contract.

‘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 […]

‘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 […]