ChallengeThe Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa engaged Kabod Group to train 25 selected participants as the 2023 MILEAD Fellows in design thinking. The aim was to enhance their capacity to solve complex challenges while harnessing social...
Context Kabod Group, under the leadership of Christian Elongué, had the honor of partnering with the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the Wilden Ganzen Foundation on a groundbreaking eLearning initiative. This project aimed to empower Civil...
ChallengeKabod Group partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ghana to enhance the creative capacity and problem-solving abilities of approximately 30 participants in the field of democratic governance. The objective was to equip them with design thinking...
Client Profile African Leadership Academy (ALA) is a prestigious institution dedicated to developing the next generation of African leaders. They aim to enable lasting peace and shared prosperity by identifying, developing, and connecting Africa’s future leaders. ALA creates...
Client Profile The Roddenberry Foundation (TRF) is a non-profit organization that operates the +1 Global Fund, a grantmaking program supporting innovative solutions to global challenges. The foundation’s grantees, known as +1 Awardees, come from diverse linguistic backgrounds, including...
Kabod Group served as the Organizational Development Consultant for the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) project, led by Panagora Group and funded by USAID. Our role focused on localization, capacity strengthening, and organizational development to enhance health security...
In 2024, Kabod Group was engaged by Afrobarometer (AB) to help align its human capital with its ambitious 10-year strategic goals. The goal was to optimize the organization’s talent framework and ensure long-term leadership continuity through strategic succession...
The Access STEM Project aimed to revolutionize STEM education in Ghana by creating a digital learning environment for teachers. By leveraging the connectivity and local cloud services provided by BlueTown, alongside the Open Educational Resources (OER) from Siemens...
This comprehensive analysis for WACSI & STAR-Ghana (2021) documents the experiences of selected civil society organizations in Ghana. By reflecting on their journeys, it offers valuable insights into the challenges and successes faced by CSOs, providing a roadmap...
A crucial publication commissioned and published by WACSI, this work equipped civil society organizations with essential knowledge to protect their digital infrastructure. In an era of increasing cyber threats, it emphasized the importance of digital security for the...
Published by Innovation for Change, this evaluation project shared critical insights from various social accountability projects. This project served as a resource for CSOs seeking to enhance transparency and governance in their communities, ultimately fostering a culture of...
Commissioned and published by WACSI, this analysis investigated how social movements influence policy and accountability within African governance systems. By showcasing the power of grassroots activism, it underscored the role of citizen engagement in shaping democratic governance and...
The language industry in Africa is full of untapped opportunities. Kabod has ventured on a journey of identifying, documenting and highlighting inspiring stories and innovative projects from entrepreneurs, researchers and freelancers in the translation, interpretation and natural language...
Athchomar chomakea everyone! Do not be shocked, these two words are from the Dothraki artificial language used to say “hello” to non-Dothraki people. I know for sure that no one is a Dothraki here. Are you? “taH pagh...
« Qui fait ça ? Faut pas fasser hein, nous s’amuser », ça c’est une phrase en nouchi. Le nouchi est un argot populaire créé et parlé en Côte d’Ivoire, pays situé en Afrique de l’Ouest. C’est l’un des pays...
L’Afrique est un cas particulièrement intéressant quant à ses dynamiques sociolinguistiques et linguistiques, car elle est le berceau d’un tiers des langues parlées sur notre planète, soit 2,158 langues indigènes. Selon Emmanuel Gabriel, fondateur d’OpenBinacle:« plus de 52...
Have you ever heard of the NJUU language? Did you know that this language has only one remaining fluent speaker today? Do you know where it is spoken? Njuu language is the sole survivor of the Tuu cluster...
Culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples are defined as indigenous. Among indigenous...
Nowadays, quite a number of Ivorian parents whose children were born in capital cities are worried about their children’s inability to speak their native languages. It is quite common now to see children who cannot even have a...
We live in an era driven by technology whereby everything in the world needs to be digitized in order to be used, promoted and to grow. This also applies to languages, in the sense that they’re being digitized...
The role of a publisher in the dissemination of thought cannot be overemphasised, and the immortalization of one’s literary work is a dream of every writer. For a second, just imagine the inexistence of a publisher: knowledge would...
Language is defined as a structured system of communication. In communicating, we have the opportunity to express our feelings, thoughts, ideas, etc. More than just communicating; language and culture have an almost unbreakable and intricate bond. As we...
Africa is the second-largest continent in the world after Asia and is the most multilingual continent in the world. Whereas world linguistic surveys point to growing language rationalization and a decline in the number of living languages, African...
On entend souvent cette phrase : « Il/elle a du talent. » Elle est généralement prononcée avec admiration, comme si le talent était une sorte de passe VIP pour réussir dans la vie. Comme si Dieu, en déposant...
How Can We Better Leverage Machine Translation Strategically In Africa? Introduction Africa’s linguistic diversity, with over 2,000 languages spoken across the continent, presents unique challenges and opportunities for communication and business. Machine Translation (MT) offers a powerful solution...
Afrolinguals Magazine is excited to announce the upcoming release of our inaugural issue and we are inviting Language Service Providers (LSPs), including translators, interpreters, linguists and language professionals, to contribute their expertise and insights. As a quarterly publication,...
Vacancy: Language Officer Type: Full time Open to experienced language professionals in Ghana, Africa or beyond. Location: Accra, Ghana (In person or remote) About Kabod Group Kabod Group (KG) is a Christian organization providing consulting and training services...
As we pause to reflect on the momentous milestones achieved in 2023, I stand at the threshold of a future rich with promise and potential. Our dedication to providing top-tier consulting and training services in knowledge management, eLearning,...
By Paula Balinga & Christian Elongué Introduction The KLS Talk event on “Accelerating the Implementation of African Language Policies” was successfully held on Tuesday, 30th May, 2023. This was the second event of a KLS serie aiming at...
On November 25th, 2022, Kabod Language Services organised its first Talk on the theme ‘The relevance of African Languages in our field of work’. Panellists were: Ms Ady Namaran Coulibaly, Co-Founder and Operations Manager of Bolingo and Mr...
The language industry in Africa is full of untapped opportunities. Kabod has ventured on a journey of identifying, documenting and highlighting inspiring stories and innovative projects from entrepreneurs, researchers and freelancers in the translation, interpretation and natural language...
