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1970s A teacher from a college in West Africa collects books from the Overseas Book Centre (OBC), former name of CODE.
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1970s Adult literacy class
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1980s Scott Walter (right), then CODE’s East African Program Manager Mr. Walter is currently CODE’s Executive Director
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Mr. Kaija Mjema, who helped transition CODE to an independent, Tanzanian organization, the Tanzania Book Support Trust (TBST) Mr. Mjema is the current Executive Director of TBST
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2008 A Primary school teacher using a shared reading strategy in class
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A Headteacher from a primary school in Dar es Salaam reviewing ‘Big Books’ produced by teachers and students
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Active teaching with the use of multiple teaching and learning aids
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2007 Teachers learning child-centred, teaching strategies for literacy instruction at a workshop lead by the Children’s Book Project (CBP)
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2006 Children reading in CBP’s Booth at the Tanzania National Book Fair, Dar es Salaam (Photo: Yumimi Pang)
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2007 A school library with reading materials procured by the CBP and the school’s own resources
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2010 A vibrant classroom featuring print materials to aid in the teaching and learning process
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2008 Mwendepole Primary School – a leading school in terms of reading and writing promotion
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2008 Jim Hoffman and Misty Sailors (right), literacy specialists from the University of Texas with a TeacherLibrarian at a school in Bagamoyo
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Books produced through the CBP’s publishing program
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Teachers sorting books for their school libraries
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2009 Staff from CBP conducting a reading assessment to measure children’s reading skills at the start of the reading program
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2010 Children reading in the TBST’s booth at the National Book Fair, Dar es Salaam
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Students applying their reading and comprehension skills in a class exercise
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Children engaged in one of the CBP’s ‘Big Books’
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Reading together: A student from Heaven of Peace School reading with schoolchildren from a neighboring government primary school
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The CBP trains authors and illustrators through workshops to support the publishing of high quality children’s literature
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2009 Pilli Dumea, Executive Secretary of the CBP, Elieshi Lema, E & D Vision Publishing and William Burt, supporter of the Burt Award for African Literaturea
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Two winning titles from the first round of the Burt Award of African Literature, Tanzania
Marcus Mbigili, from CBP, Abdullah Saiwaad, Chair of CBP and Robert Orr, Canadian High Commissioner at the Award Ceremony for the 2009 Burt Award
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