Africa

Children’s Books to Fight AIDS in Africa

The idea is to give kids books and teach them to read so they are able to read the warning signs, improve their lot in life and thus reduce the chances of getting AIDS. But is there a correlation between literacy and development and HIV? South Africa, arguably the most developed country in Africa, has a higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS than other African nations.

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Review of Wind Follower by Carole McDonnell

A romantic fantasy of a different sort. Uses rich language and setting that is similar to Africa, but uses different tribes and Gods. It has a reality that few experience while showing the two young lovers fighting for their belief in their God and in each other.

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Stories Across Africa is a project of the African Academy of Languages

Stories old and new are being collected, written, rewritten, adapted, translated and illustrated for children and teenagers in rural and urban settings across the African continent

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