QUEENS OF AFRICA – BOOKS TO INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN

Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah are three African girls who learn about different Queens of Africa in stories set in today’s Africa. Black girls (and boys) here in the UK will be able to identify with the stories about the Queens because the skills and strengths they feature are ones they will relate to in today’s life at school such as honesty, confidence, being brave, recognising each other’s qualities and being resourceful.

Developed by entrepreneur and philanthropist Taofick Okoya, the program has reached tens of thousands of children across Africa contributing significantly to education programs, particularly in Nigeria. Queens of Africa celebrates being an African girl in the 21st century by drawing on the strengths and achievements of our ancestors and bring them up to date to empower and inspire today’s generation of African girls.

The website www.queensofafrica.com  has lots of information about the Queens and the wider work the program is involved in.You can order these books for your library or to sell on to parents as Christmas gifts for their children by going to http://www.mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/product/QueensOfAfricaStories 

Use the discount code ‘queens’.

Film education provides educational resources to support a wide range of the titles that are screened during the festival with links provided alongside the film titles in the programme lists.  There is also a significant library of film resources at: http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/primary/