Sub-Themes:
Include, but not limited to, the following:
- Kiswahili, Regional Integration and Development.
- Kiswahili and access to resources.
- Kiswahili, Literacy and Health.
- Kiswahili, Trade and Business.
- Kiswahili, Education and Change.
- Kiswahili, Politics and Democracy.
- Kiswahili, Science, Technology and Innovation.
- Kiswahili, Environment and Climate Change.
- Kiswahili, Media and Public Spaces.
- Kiswahili, Globalization and Partnerships.
Venue:
Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.
Conference Dates:6th-8th September, 2017.
Excursion:9th September, 2017.
Synopsis:
The
First EAKC International Conference will mobilize policy makers and
practitioners, development partners, the media, scholars and other
Kiswahili stakeholders
into creative thinking on how the East African Community (EAC) can grow
and change by adopting and implementing Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) so as to survive and thrive in an ever- changing environment
characterized by innovation and transformation.
Creative,
innovative and transformative development and use of Kiswahili have the
potential for enhancing relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes
necessary
to tackle the challenges that come with SDGs.
The
SDGs provide Kiswahili with a huge opportunity to help in solving
development challenges facing the EAC. The Conference is premised in the
logic that the
post-2015 development agenda is going to shape policies, programmes and
projects worldwide for the next 15 years.
Each
and every SDG and target provides an opportunity for Kiswahili support
communication. The goals and targets present great avenues for Kiswahili
to demonstrate
shared value while contributing towards local, national and regional
sustainable growth.
The
goal of the Conference is to discuss how the development and use of
Kiswahili can stimulate new ideas, solve problems, and implement
solutions to challenges
of sustainable development in the EAC.
It
is hoped that Conference participants will redefine the challenges and
opportunities that come with SDGs, come up with new, innovative
responses and solutions,
and take action.
The
Conference will not only help Partner States create better solutions to
SDGs, but will engender a positive experience that will help speed up
their adoption.
Important Dates:
November, 2016: Call for Abstracts
February, 2017: Deadline for Abstracts
March, 2017: Notification of selected Abstracts.
End of August, 2017: Draft Papers received
.
Registration Fees:
i) East Africans: USD100 (Students: USD50)
ii) Non-East Africans: USD 200 (Students: USD100)
Excursion Fee (Optional): USD 50 per person
Conference Languages:
Kiswahili and English
Hakuna maoni :
Chapisha Maoni