Vakoka Vakiteny
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Vakoka Vakiteny is a publisher producing literature for children and youth in Malagasy
language, created by Malagasy. It is located in Toliara
in the south west of Madagascar
(Atsimo Andrefana Region) and owned and run by Malagasy.
, a pilot school project within the Green Education Programme in Madagascar. Its purpose was production of modern and creative school materials in Malagasy language
. Vakoka Vakiteny became an independent edition in 2008.
It gained largely by the fruitful cooperation with the National Centre for Reading Education and Research at the University of Stavanger
in Norway as a partner for the accomplishment of the project "La joie de lire". This transfer of competence made it possible for Vakoka Vakiteny to develop quality books for Malagasy children.
Vakoka Vakiteny cooperates with the Malagasy government for production and distribution of school books and literature for children and youth and the elaboration of teacher's training programmes about the use of mother tongue literature in teaching.
Malagasy language
Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, a member of the Austronesian family of languages. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere.-History:...
language, created by Malagasy. It is located in Toliara
Toliara
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in the south west of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
(Atsimo Andrefana Region) and owned and run by Malagasy.
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| Vakoka (malagasy) means something precious, given by the ancestors |
| Vakiteny (malagasy) means reading. |
History
Vakoka Vakiteny was founded in 2007 by workers of Green Schools BaraGreen Schools Bara
Green Schools Bara is a sub-project of the Integrated Rural Development Project in the Bara-Region and works in Fiherena Toliara Synod and Ihorombe of the Malagasy Lutheran Church in the central south and south-west of Madagascar.-History:SoFaBa started with its educational in 1998, and the...
, a pilot school project within the Green Education Programme in Madagascar. Its purpose was production of modern and creative school materials in Malagasy language
Malagasy language
Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, a member of the Austronesian family of languages. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere.-History:...
. Vakoka Vakiteny became an independent edition in 2008.
It gained largely by the fruitful cooperation with the National Centre for Reading Education and Research at the University of Stavanger
University of Stavanger
The University of Stavanger is located in Stavanger, Norway and has about 8,500 students and 1200 administration, faculty and service staff. It is organised in three faculties, including two national centres of expertise. It includes 107 professors, and more than 150 of the academic staff hold...
in Norway as a partner for the accomplishment of the project "La joie de lire". This transfer of competence made it possible for Vakoka Vakiteny to develop quality books for Malagasy children.
Vakoka Vakiteny cooperates with the Malagasy government for production and distribution of school books and literature for children and youth and the elaboration of teacher's training programmes about the use of mother tongue literature in teaching.