THE POWER OF LANGUAGE
For many people in the western world,
we’ve never known how it feels to have our identity or our language forbidden.
What if your language was banned?
What if your language was completely unrecognised?
What language would you speak?
How would you connect with others?
How would you pass on your heritage?
These questions are commonplace for many Oromo families.
When you ask Oromo parents what they want to teach their children,
most will tell you, “To speak Afaan Oromo”.
The Oromo language is the healing that connects our cultural fabric together.
2024 reflected a historical milestone for Oromo Education!
Afaan Publications is thrilled to announce a landmark event at Bultum Academy, the first charter school in North America authorized to teach Afaan Oromo alongside its regular curriculum.
This collaboration underscores our commitment to preserving and promoting the Oromo language and culture. Among the many initiatives between the two institutions, Afaan and Bultum Academy worked together to develop Language learning curriculum, provide teachers with training, cross cultural responsiveness competency workshops to provide essential knowledge of Oromo traditions and values in American schools. Oromo educators were also provided with specialized training in the Afaan Oromo language curriculum, empowering them to better serve their students individual needs in the areas of reading, speaking and writing.
WHY CONNECT WITH AFAAN?
Reconnect with your heritage
Empower your cultural expression!
Oromo heroes paid a heavy price to allow rich cultural connections. You can also pass on the greatest gift from your ancestral family and your heroes.
Quality literacy
Blend tradition with technology
Nurture your child's bilingual ability using resources developed with extensive consultation across global Oromo experts, children and their families.
Be empowered
Create endless options
Love the convenience of an e-book?
Perhaps a book in your hand?
Or maybe animation and song instead?
What ever you choose, you can relax at Afaan as we have you covered.
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