Pechiches: Kids Books ABOUT Afrocolombian Children

The proyect managed by FEM with the educational institution is a long and continuous process, weekly, work is carried out by the teachers and the children of the school. We continue to emphasize the importance of promoting ethno-education to promote and protect the cultural diversity that makes up a common heritage. For this we have used poetry as a manifestation of beauty and esthetic feeling through the Afro word.

Poetry is a very important tool to bring children to the world of letters and is a very valuable way to acquire knowledge in a fun way, because for them it is like a game. In addition to working with them the pride of being afro with their lyrics, we also stimulate the imagination, acquire new vocabulary, exercise memory, improve oral expression, work sensitivity, activate creativity, transmit values and can be a tool to work on child's motor skills.

We are constantly applying new methodologies to improve their reading comprehension through dynamic activities that make them love reading. This is not an easy task, since there is very little African children's literature, hence the importance of being able to materialize these books and make them available to all Cartageneros and people who want to have more contextualized books, so that all children can see themselves reflected.

We are still looking for continued support, editors and printers to help print the books. we keep searching.

Thanks for your support and your help.

We have impacted 120 kids, both boys and girls between 6 and 11 years old through our weekly workshops and reading comprehension activities lead by our experienced social worker.

We work with texts by Afro-Colombian authors, to highlight Colombian literature and ensure the children can identify with the content and language used. This makes understanding easier because it captures their attention more easily. We also do this literature review with  applied methods of interpretation through art. We apply methodologies from various approaches  for children to learn, because the traditional methods in these rural areas are not working. We continue working ethnic pride so that they feel in the classroom through reading about its uses and customs.

Through all of these methods we have seen big improvements in the literacy skills of these school children!

We are looking for publishers and editors to help us with the next phase of our Pechiches series. We have made contact with a few publishing houses but are still waiting for confirmation. We will keep you informed with how this goes.

Thank you for your continued support. Please share this link with your friends and family, all donations help!