TWO CONTEXTS: Kenya and Ethiopia
FOUR LANGUAGES: Afaan Oromo, Swahili, Digo, Gikuyu
‘Introduction to the Gikuyu language’ by Inge Brinkman
- Introduction to the Gikuyu language_Inge Brinkman
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Brinkman, Inge, ‘Introduction to the Gikuyu language’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2023) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/
‘Gikuyu narrative by Esther Njeri, 1’ by Inge Brinkman and James Wachira
- Gikuyu_Narrative 1_Transcription & translation
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Brinkman, Inge & James Wachira (eds.), ‘Gikuyu narrative by Esther Njeri, 1’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2023) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
- Notes to the Gikuyu narrative by Esther Njeri (pdf)
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Brinkman, Inge, ‘Notes to the Gikuyu narrative by Esther Njeri’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2023) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
‘Oromo narratives by Rahis Siraj Abba Simal, 1, 2 , 3’ by Megersa Regassa and Tsehay Dinsa
- Oromo oral narratives 1, 2, 3_Transcription & translation 2024
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Regassa, Megersa & Tsehay Dinsa (eds.), ‘Oromo narratives by Rahis Siraj Abba Simal, 1, 2 , 3’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2024) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
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Regassa, Megersa, Tsehay Dinsa and Inge Brinkman, ‘Notes to the Oromo narratives by Rahis Siraj Abba Simal, 1, 2, 3’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2024) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
Swahili theatre play: ‘Nzala ya ndugu si mutu’, by Kwale Arts Troupe (May 2023).
A Swahili theatre play based on a Digo oral narrative
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TRANSCRIPTION: Nzala ya Ndugu si Mutu_Kwale Arts Troupe_Transcription
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- Obure-Morang’a, Mark, Maud Devos & Inge Brinkman (eds.), ‘Transcription of Swahili theatre play ‘Nzala ya ndugu si mutu’ by Kwale Arts Troupe’ (VLIRUOS Team project ‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, 2023) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
Translation of the text will follow soon.
Notes on INTERVIEW with one of the actors: Interview with Juma Rang’ombe, Kwale Arts Troupe
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- Obure-Morang’a, Mark and Inge Brinkman, ‘Interview with Juma Rang’ombe, Kwale Arts Troupe, Kenya’, (VLIRUOS Team project ‘Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia’, August 2024) https://www.ol4d.ugent.be/.
Theatre play based on an Oromo oral narrative, by Jimma University Theatre Group (May 2024).
A theatre play based on an oral narrative in Afaan Oromo
Theatre Play_Jimma University_May 2024
Transcription, translation and notes will follow soon.
SERIES: General Tadese Biru Secondary School (Addis Abeba, Finfinne): Arts Club organised by the students
The OL4D approach is taking root. In Ethiopia performances and workshops at several high schools have led to the formation of student art and history clubs. A good example is the General Tadese Biru Secondary School in Addis Abeba/Finfinne where students have organised themselves to create theatre performances and perform for the whole school.
May 2026
This is a theatre play based on a tragic Afaan Oromo story of a deviant adolescent boy who mistreats his loving, caring mother. The performance was attended by the chool’s students and teachers and led to discussions about intergenerational relations and mutual respect.
‘Once upon a time in the classroom’ by Anke Vermeulen
This concerns a Educational Master’s project from Ghent University, consisting of an internship at a Flemish Highschool and this thesis.
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Vermeulen, A. 2023. Once upon a classroom : A project exploring how fairy tales can be used as a tool for reflection in high schools. Master’s dissertation, Ghent University.