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| FMRITE Launches new Regional Programme |
FEMRITE organises the 1st ever Regional Women Writers Residence
Several dreams rarely come true but FEMRITE dream of hosting a Regional Women Writers’ Residence came true in November 2008. The exciting project that was conceived in May 2007 had to wait for several months before it could be implemented.
Special thanks to our partners - Commonwealth Foundation and Africalia, the two development institutions that made the residence possible.
From 15th to 22nd FEMRITE hosted women writers from eight countries – Yaba Badoe from Ghana, Betty Bakashima from Rwanda, Olivia Jembere from Zimbabwe, Colleen Higgs from South Africa, Mastidia Mbeo from Tanzania, Kingwa Kamencu from Kenya, Yemodish Bekele from Ethiopia, and Margaret Ntakalimaze, Alal Brenda, Connie Obonyo, Winnie Munyarugerero, Philo Nabweru from Uganda. Dr Helen Moffet from South Africa Facilitated the Residence. Helen is a natural teacher! Within the 1st hour of the 1st session, she had made all of us in the room feel like we had known each other all our lives.
The main objectives of the residence are:
a) To provide space for women to write
b) To promote intercultural literary discourse among African Women Writers
c) To create opportunities for promotion of new literary women’ voices in Africa
d) To create opportunities for strategic networking
e) To celebrate women’s literature
f) To generate stories and poems for publication
The residence was a success and one of the major recommendations that came out at the end of the residence was that FEMRITE should continue the regional residence as a bi-annual event or at least every two years so that more struggling women writers on the continent get the opportunity to participate and write those stories that need to be written. One of the major hindrances to women’s creativity is the lack of conducive space write. The residence gives women the space to write, to share their stories, to encourage and inspire one another and to rediscover themselves and to network.
FEMRITE is interested in getting in contact with other partners willing to support the residence as an annual programme! It is exciting! It is result oriented. It will make a difference in the lives of upcoming women writers of Africa!
Did you know that African children hardly have any reading materials other than textbooks? Even for textbooks, each book is shared by five children on the average. In empowering African women writers to write, you will be contributing to the production of homegrown reading materials for the African child.
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 August 27, 2010 |
| New poetry book especially for children |
| A third book in the Poetry Poster Project is now available. The book titled The Butterfly Dance, words and sounds of colour celebrates the power and beauty of children's poetry written by mothers and fathers, teachers and tutors, sisters and brothers. The poems explore many themes ranging from playi ... read more |
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| May 21, 2010 |
| Faith and Development 2010-2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition |
| Faith and Development 2010-2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition
The S.E.VEN
Fund is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership with
the Washington DC-based Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA).
We are seeking essays on enterprise solutions to poverty from around ... read more |
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| Events |
| Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 |
| As one of the events during the 2010 National Book Week FEMRITE and NABOTU are organising a public reading at the National Theatre on 16th September 2010 from 4 - 7 pm. |
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| Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 |
| The FEMRITE general meeting will take place on Saturday 18th September starting at 9.00am at the FEMRITE offices. |
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