Kambari Language Project

Kambari Language Project (KLP) was established in March 1992 after due consultation with Kambari Community.

Kambari Language project is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and non-profit organization, registered with the Cooperate Affairs Commission, Abuja under the companies and Allied matters Decree No. 1. 1990 with registration No. 13001.

The Kambari Language Project is working on three Kambari Language Clusters and Adunu Cluster Languages namely:

1. Tsishingini Salka Area Kambari

2. Cishingini Agwara Area Kambari

3. Tsikimba Auna\Warra Kambari.

Adunu Cluster Languages

1. Eda\ Kadara Language situated in Niger State Paiko LGA And Kachia LGA of Kaduna State

2. Ajiya Language situated in Niger State Paiko LGA

3. Ekhuwa Langauge also situated in Niger State Paiko LGA

4. Ujijili\Kafikoro Niger State Paiko LGA

Aims and Objective of establishing Kambari Language Project

• To bring enlightenment by writing the language

• To preserve and promote the use of the various Kambari Language clusters in both spoken and written.

• To research the rich Kambari culture and history.

• To provide functional literacy classes for children and adults.

Kambari Language Project Achievements

• The Kambari Language Project was able to establish and designed a Kambari Orthography for use of teaching a Local Language.

• We registered as an NGO with Cooperate affairs commission (CAC) Abuja RC No 13001

• Obtained State and Federal Government Approval.

• Established over 300 vocational literacy classes in each area.

• Develop Primer 1,2,3. with teachers guide in three Kambari Languages to teach the Language

• Printed and published trilingual dictionaries (Kambari, Hausa and English) in each Language of about 5000 words.

• The Kambari Language Project has organized Cultural Days in three areas of the Kambari Agwara. Auna and Salka to promote cultural values and unity.

• Printed New Testament in 3 Kambari Languages

• Bible study in the Language

Also in our Programmes we have:

1. Adult and Literacy programmes

2. Health Programmes

3. Family planning programmes

4. HIV\Aids awareness programmes

5. Capacity building activities

Future plans and challenges

• To constitute a Research committee, to research about Kambari people

• To register Kambari orthography with Federal Government to facilitate its effective use in primary schools.

• To continue with the health programmes HIV|AIDS, etc.

• Training of teachers in the language.

• Staff training and development into advanced linguistic knowledge.

Financial constraints:

• Funds to renovate the KLP office.

• Funds to reprint literacy books

• Funds to re-activate our vocational literacy classes

• To help neighboring languages to write their language.

Partnership

Community contribution in kind and in-cash by donating foodstuff and special offering is called "KLP Day".

The Kambari Language Project is also partnering with Seed Company and Spoken Word World Wide/T4 Global residing in the USA. They assist in financing projects.