when Akada Kids’s Guide Competition (ACBF) launched in 2019 with a transparent mission: to create a vibrant and inclusive platform that promotes kids’s literacy whereas spotlighting the work of Indigenous authors and illustrators.
The pageant’s identify, Akada, which suggests “lover of literature and books” in Yoruba, displays its robust dedication to celebrating the richness of African literature. By this pageant, kids aged 13 and beneath are inspired to develop a lifelong love and appreciation of books and storytelling, offering them with the instruments to discover, think about and be taught by literature.
As Nigeria’s first and largest ebook pageant particularly for youngsters, the Akada Kids’s Guide Competition (ACBF) has carved out a singular house within the nation’s cultural panorama.
Over time, it has grown right into a extremely anticipated occasion, attracting greater than 8,500 attendees. To make studying simpler, ACBF has donated greater than 4,206 books to communities and colleges, extending its attain to kids who might not have entry to high quality studying supplies.
Every year, the pageant builds on its core mission – to foster a love of tales that replicate the various experiences of African kids whereas offering a stage for native writers to attach with younger readers and their households.
2024 version: “Learn it your manner”
This yr, the annual music pageant will make an thrilling return with its sixth version on Saturday, October 26, 2024, on the UPBEAT Leisure Heart, Lekki, Lagos.
With the theme of “Learn Your Means”, it emphasizes the significance of cultivating kids with a robust studying tradition from an early age and encourages them to discover the huge world of books in their very own distinctive manner.
The pageant will function a variety of actions together with author-led ebook golf equipment, ebook chats, featured books, story instances, ebook exhibitions, annual writing and illustration competitors winners bulletins, chess tournaments, ingesting water drawings, artwork exhibitions, younger writers’ Spotlights, insightful classes for folks and lecturers, {and professional} workshops for writers, illustrators, and publishers.
The pageant will spotlight a various group of writers and illustrators who’re devoted to telling the tales of Africa’s wealthy heritage, numerous cultures and vibrant communities by kids’s literature.
It can function 32 unique works created by native expertise. Notable titles embrace:
- captain aster Nanna Ochish;
- Iya Alaro saves the day Yewand Amusan & Duke Gomez;
- Ada and Emile shut eyes;
- Spend an African Christmas with Queenie and King Orunoson Luisa Ibazi;
- Toru and mango seeds Loopy cookies;
- Obafemi Alakala and Bush Infants Kayode O. Simidler Valentine;
- A college journey with a distinction Jacqueline U. Agwe;
- magic jalabia Ayo Oyeku,
- and afraid not Farida Tukur Bellowait.
As well as, a spotlight this yr was a particular look by Atinuk, the well-known creator of the Anna Hibiscus collection. Child goes to the market.
Her presence will encourage younger readers and adults alike with tales that replicate the day by day experiences of African kids.
Along with being enjoyable and thrilling, ACBF offers an essential platform for educators, dad and mom, and literacy advocates to have interaction in significant discussions about how finest to assist kids’s literacy growth.
This yr’s workshops and conferences will transcend studying and writing to deal with important matters akin to delicate expertise, crucial pondering and expertise expertise to develop well-rounded younger learners who’re future-ready.
Mark your calendar!
Be part of us on Saturday, October 26, on the UPBEAT Leisure Heart in Lekki, Lagos, for an occasion that celebrates African tales and educates the subsequent technology of readers.
The most effective half? The occasion is free for all individuals and registration is offered on the web site.
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