Using arts, culture and media to promote positive social transformation
TWAWEZA WINS E-KITABU DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARD
E-PUBLISHING
Win for Twaweza in eKitabu content development challenge 2022
Twaweza is happy to be recognized as contributing to accessible publishing. Twaweza submitted 3 titles of which received an award: Akuchi as best overall reader, Agikuyu - Ndi Mukenu and the French version of Sungura na Tembo.
JAHAZI
MAGAZINE
INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUES
This Pan-African edition of Jahazi tackles head-on recent debates and discussions around the restitution of cultural heritage stolen from the African continent and the global south in general. The title of the Issue, Reclaiming Our Cultural Heritage, infers that the global south is, and should actively seek return of its looted heritage currently held in museums and private collections in Europe and America
Staying Safe: A Protection Guide for Journalists in Kenya
Exploring gender and governance
The idea of producing a safety guide for journalists had not quite taken root when we came together as a media working group. Our primary interest then was to explore the media landscape to find out the status of journalists’ safety and protection when discharging their duties
This manual is being offered as a living document, to be adjusted and updated to respond to the inevitable changes in our society
You can download it for free on the link below.
Cultural and Creative Industries
Supporting Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mapping and Analysis
In many African countries the CCI sectors are supported by EU member states and the European Union as a whole to foster sustainable development and international cultural exchange. The authors of this study, Pedro Affonso Ivo Franco and Kimani Njogu, draw up an inventory of the activities of EU member states and the European Union in the field of creative industries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Which countries are already particularly active in the field of creative industries in the region? How and with what objectives are projects supported? Which sectors are primarily supported in which countries? Are there thematic priorities or cross-sectoral inter-linkages? What are local needs?
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Best of Whispers: Politics, Family and Society
STAKES, PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES
"With the exception of God and disability, Wahome Mutahi could laugh at anything in life. He laughed at society he laughed at the Government and he laughed at his family-but he laughed at himself the hardest.
His writing was like an onion whose layers one could keep peeling for tears and laughter. There were those who would read it for the humour on the surface and those who would peel the first layer and weep a little that their consciences were coming calloused. At the core, there was a deep understanding of the culture and life of the people that Whispers wrote for and about. "
Kwamchesi Makokha, Daily Nation, July 23 2003
Articles & Activities
Publishing at the African Studies Association of Africa
Conference
We contributed to the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference held in Nairobi in October 2019 on the topic of ‘Publishing in Africa and African studies: practices, challenges and futures
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Culture Grows: Between Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Symposium
This event was a gathering of culture and creative sector stakeholders from Kenya and across the world; organized in partnership with the British Council as part of the British Council's programme “Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth” – a pilot programme in Kenya, Vietnam and Colombia.
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Imara Roundtable Series
Forums
A series of multi-sectoral forums aimed at finding solutions to policy and practical concerns in the creative sector in Kenya.
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PowerPlay video Series
Video Production
In collaboration with HIVOS, we created a mini-series drama on leadership and integrity that will challenge viewers to expect and demand integrity from leaders in different spheres of life