Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937 – 24/25 October 2004) was a
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
ese poet, teacher and children's writer. Many of her books were about
children's rights
Children's rights are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors. and were published with the support of
UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to ...
and the Senegalese government. In 1989, she participated in the 5th PEN International Congress.
Writing
Her books include:
* ''Fleurs du Sahel'' Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (1990),
* ''Takam-Tikou (j'ai deviné)'' (N.E.I., 1997)
* ''Comme Rama, je veux aller à l’école'' Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal (2003) - se
Further reading
*
Véronique Tadjo
Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and African diaspora, diaspora, she feels herself to be Pan-Africanism, pan-African ...
, ''Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africa south of the Sahara'', Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (2004), .
References
External links
University of Western Australia- in French
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, 2004- in French
Rewmi.com
Senegalese women writers
Senegalese women children's writers
2004 deaths
1956 births
Senegalese poets
Senegalese women poets
20th-century poets
20th-century women writers
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