Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2000) Winner
Kimani Njogu
キマニ・ンジョグ
Kimani Njogu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Kericho County
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Languages
- Kiswahili, English
Career
- Occupations
- linguist, educator, writer, public intellectual
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Founder chairman, Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa, Founder and Executive Director, Twaweza Communications, Kenyatta University (former faculty)
- Memberships
- Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyatta University (constituent college of University of Nairobi) | Faculty of Education | Literature, Swahili and Education | Bachelor of Education (First Class) | 1981-1985 | Kenya |
| University of Nairobi | Faculty of Arts | Linguistics and African Languages | Master's | 1986-1987 | Kenya |
| Yale University | Department of Linguistics | Linguistics | PhD | 1988-1994 | United States |
Kenyatta University (constituent college of University of Nairobi)
Faculty of Education
/ Literature, Swahili and Education
Degree:
Bachelor of Education (First Class)
Period:
1981-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Kenya
Degree awarded while studying at a constituent college of the University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Faculty of Arts
/ Linguistics and African Languages
Degree:
Master's
Period:
1986-1987
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Kenya
Specialised in linguistics and African languages
Yale University
Department of Linguistics
/ Linguistics
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1988-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Completed a dissertation on dialogue poetry in East Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Noma Award for Publishing in Africa | Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu (coauthored) | — | Noma Prize | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Ford Foundation award for promoting democracy, inclusion and equal opportunity | — | — | Ford Foundation (East Africa) | 受賞（共同受賞者の一人） |
Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
2000
Work:
Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu (coauthored)
Organization:
Noma Prize
Result:
受賞
Ford Foundation award for promoting democracy, inclusion and equal opportunity
2012
Organization:
Ford Foundation (East Africa)
Result:
受賞（共同受賞者の一人）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu
1999 Education, Literary StudiesA coauthored work on the theory and methods of teaching literature in Kiswahili, presenting practices and methodologies for literary education in Kenya.
literature educationpedagogyKiswahili
Widely used Kiswahili dictionary (compiled/author)
DictionaryA Kiswahili dictionary compiling vocabulary and usage examples, frequently referenced in education and research.
vocabularystandardizationeducational resource
Bibliography
- Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu (coauthored)
- Kiswahili dictionary (compiler/author)
- Scholarly articles and essays (in Kiswahili and English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and academic, often written to be accessible to the public
- Recurring Motifs
- language policypromotion of Kiswahilieducation and social inclusion
Legacy
Known as a linguist and public intellectual who contributed to the promotion and education of Kiswahili. Through scholarly work, dictionary compilation, teaching practice, and language policy advocacy, he has influenced the standardization and spread of Kiswahili in Kenya.
Academic Societies
- Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa
Trivia
- Founder and Executive Director of Twaweza Communications.
- Coauthored 'Ufundishaji wa Fasihi', which won the Noma Award in 2000.
- Received an award from the Ford Foundation in 2012 for promoting civil society in East Africa.