A wonderful post by Alex Smith considering the translation of stories into African languages and making them available in mobile formats.

…Africa is a continent of talent, dynamic people and rich resources, at the rate other countries are destroying their environments, we will soon be the most precious continent on earth, provided we take care of what we have. The best way to secure and protect what we have, is to re-vision ourselves as magnificent, is to educate. With technology the children of Africa can make the world their world. In today’s computer/Internet age, reading and writing is key. To use technology the children of Africa must be literate and more, they must be avid readers and great writers, so they can communicate their hearts’ content with scintillating deftness…