Evangeline Barongo is a

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n author of

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. Barongo is a founding member of the Uganda Children’s Writers and Illustrators Association (UCWIA), a platform that brings together writers and illustrators of children’s books, librarians, teachers, publishers, and booksellers. She is also a member of the Reading Association of Uganda (RAU), Uganda Library and Information Association and the

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(IBBY) Uganda chapter established in 2004. She has served on the board of the National Book Trust of Uganda since its inception in 1997.

Early life and education

She trained as a nursery nurse and worked for a year in England after studying a course in children's psychology. She later earned a

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from

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before working as a librarian at the university. She returned to Uganda in 1986 to work with the Uganda Public Libraries Board while running a children's library service in

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. In 1991, Barongo won a two-month scholarship at the

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Writing

Barongo has undertaken children’s projects in

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, and the

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. She writes in both English and

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, her mother tongue. Her books are marketed in Europe and have won her several awards, among which is the NABOTU author of the year in 2008. Barongo is now retired from active civil service but owns a bookshop in

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and continues to write for children and stay involved in children’s reading promotion activities.

Published works

Books

* * * * * * with H. Hoveka * with Ruth M. Mwayi *The ten foolish goats *Our escape from school discovered *We Are All Animals *Pilo and Joba *Who Owns The Fruit Tree *Kaheru the Orphan *How hare became a king *Ngonzaki and her decorated letters * Lazy crocodile and wise monkey * East Africa: Silent Partners * * O meu nome é Criança da Rua, Pedinte ... Rosa

Papers

"Silent Partners"
1997

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barongo, Evangeline Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ugandan women writers Ugandan women short story writers Ugandan short story writers Ugandan children's writers Ugandan women children's writers 20th-century Ugandan women writers 21st-century Ugandan women writers Kumusha 20th-century short story writers 21st-century short story writers