Since opening Kasadwini Atenaeɛ, some very important test scores in Asisiriwa have skyrocketed, opening new doors for students!
Tag: literature
The Vision: Twi Comic Book
Our newest project may be our most ambitious yet… and also have the biggest and most significant impact. Read more now!
The Problem of the Novel in Africa
Brady explores what it means to define African literature – and how the concept of a novel may be limiting.
A Village Library After One Year
After the first year, the library has seen some books loved to death, some new opportunities for development, and more. Read about it in the blog!
Untold International plans to open first language arts center in early March
The inauguration marks a significant milestone for the nonprofit organization.
End of a Year, Beginning of an Era
As 2018 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the victories and setbacks Untold International has experienced in the last twelve months as we attempt to finish a language arts center in a rural village in Ghana. Building progress has been frustratingly slow. We went into Ghana thinking we could get the building done within six months, a …
Untold Profiles: Kwadwo Kumi
Our second Untold Profile is on Kwadwo Iveson Kumi, known to us as simply “Kumi”. He’s the other librarian at Kasadwini Atenaeɛ, the language arts center that we’ve been building alongside the rural Ghanaian village of Asisiriwa. He’s a bright, sensitive, and soft-spoken guy who cares deeply about his community and is always looking for opportunities to learn and grow. He has …
Untold Profiles: Mary Akayini
We are blessed with the opportunity to work and interact with such incredible people, but most of our followers don’t actually get to see them, who they are, or what they do. That’s why we’re launching a new series of blogs called “Untold Profiles”, where we’ll highlight and interview people involved with our project to build a language arts center …
The New Name of the Literacy Center
Names are important. Not only do they give a first impression, but they actually inform the identity of the thing or person they’re attached to. Parents often name their children based on how or who they want them to become. “Look to your namesake, [Alexander, George, Martin Luther, etc.]” Igbo parents embed bold hopes or claims in their children’s names, …
Kaitlyn’s Journal #6
Note from Kaitlyn: I ask that readers be lenient with this entry. It is not my intention to further divide, inflame, or isolate. My own bewilderment at the political turn of events in the US colors this journal, but ultimately what I want to highlight is the simplicity and necessity of love–that we as humans bear the heavy weights of our …