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Someone bought one of every item in the Art Shop! Thank you! And now we are moving toward Book 2: The Crocodile Doesn't Hunt

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 01 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 30 days left, 02%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 17%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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*runs finger along chimes*

Status Graphic Update!

Keep me workin'!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 20 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 73%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 12%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I know we can get this done. Let's go.

FAQ: 🧵
African Translation Project; Need: $7500 by the end of August; For: To start translating books written in Shona, isiXhona, and Kiswahili; What helps? Have $5, $10? This helps. Have greater means? Pushing us forward helps and does good. Questions? Ask me - I'm right here. Let's do this! ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
June 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Today: All day rally for the #AfricanTranslationProject

Please join. Say hi. Share something. Tell someone.

If you're a creator, please donate a piece.

Let's get the first translation started *today*.

I'll be here. Join me?

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African Translation Project; Current Goal: $2500 - to begin translation of: I thought it was going to rain / Bengithi Lizokuna by Nakanjani G. Sibiya, Translated by Sifiso Mzobe.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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YES - Keep going! Talking about this helps!
In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 31 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 94%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 16%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
edebell.com
Hi! Got some questions about the #AfricanTranslationProject! I'll start a FAQ here and also add it to the page.

Let's FAQ.
August 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
edebell.com
The small African press, writers, and translators we are funding have a very cool plan for these two books you're making happen. But we need to close up the funding on this second book. Can you help? Last stretch! #AfricanTranslationProject #AfricanLiterature #HumanTranslation
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African Translation Project / November: Month 8 / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2870, 43% / isiZulu translation is now funded / Kiswahili translation is cur...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
diandianthus.bsky.social
Let's pay human translators in Africa to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English!

You can donate money or a small creation, buy from the ko-fi shop, and all the money gets to the African press who's going to publish the book.

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject
August 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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$399 left and they need it TODAY

Share and support the African Translation Project!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 31 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, last day - please help!, 84%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 31%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject Image by EDE Bell
August 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
edebell.com
*runs finger along chimes*

Status Graphic Update!

Keep me working!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 20 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 63%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 11%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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This *gorgeous* phone background (the full version) from @bydhiyanah.bsky.social is now available on the African Translation Project shop - *all* money goes directly to translating these three books.

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Tree Guardian: Rooted Resonance, Dhiyanah Hassan, Illustrated Wallpaper on the subject of Trees beautifully illustrated tree
July 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The small African press, writers, and translators we are funding have a very cool plan for these two books you're making happen. But we need to close up the funding on this second book. Can you help? Last stretch! #AfricanTranslationProject #AfricanLiterature #HumanTranslation
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African Translation Project / Month 8 / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2920, 58% / isiZulu translation is now funded / Kiswahili translation is currently off...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
diandianthus.bsky.social
Let's pay human translators in Africa to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English!

You can donate money or a small creation, buy from the ko-fi shop, and all the money gets to the African press who's going to publish the book.

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject
August 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
edebell.com
GET IT.

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 25 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 05 days left, 45%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 24%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
edebell.com
OH YEAH

time for *status graphics*

* busts through the wall *

Here's your first. Check this out. We are ROLLING!

Over half-way to getting this translator to work!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 20 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 53%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 09%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
edebell.com
Yes! 90% to getting the first translator started - can we push it over? Today would be a really good day for it. (I can't say why, but seriously, it would be.)

*runs finger along chimes*

New graphic! Keep me workin'!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 20 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 90%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 12%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
edebell.com
YES. A more complete announcement tomorrow, but:

1) The translation of Bengithi Lizokuna can now begin!

2) If we can get to $5000, we can translate Zvinobvinza by Pauline Chirata-Mukondiwa into The Crocodile Doesn't Hunt, translated by Zukiswa Wanner.

LET'S GO.

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 31 July; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, by 31 August, 00%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 17%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
edebell.com
Very grateful for Yilin Wang's message of support, which brought in a large donation. We are rolling toward enabling this second book; we will not be able to start translation without reaching Goal 2 by the end of August. I know we can do this! ko-fi.com/africantrans...
In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 15 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 16 days left, 28%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 28%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
edebell.com
Real talk: We do not want to get the hopes up of these writers if this is not going to happen. At $2500 we can announce the first book.

I *need* bigger voices to want to boost this or donate a piece to the shop. Ask me if there are questions. Any!

I KNOW we can do this.

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African Translation Project; Current Goal: $2500 - to announce and begin the first book; End Goal: $7500 by the end of August; For: To start translating books written in Shona, isiXhosa, and Kiswahili; What helps? Have $1, $5, $10? This helps. Have greater means? Pushing us forward helps and does good. Are you a creator? Donate a flash-scope item to our shop. Let's do this! ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
edebell.com
*runs finger along chimes*

Status Graphic Update - who wants to hear what this second book is?

Keep me workin'!

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 20 July; Goal: Start translation of Bengithi Lizokuna, by 31 August, 92%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 15%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
edebell.com
A new item in the #AfricanTranslationProject shop - from France, a zine on self-care.

Have you given our shop a look? It is *beaming* with love.

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"Slow Growth" by Ether Nepenthes - African Translation Project's Ko-fi Shop
A zine of the subject of Self-Care
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July 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
edebell.com
Yes! One % at a time, getting there. Please rally. Please tell people. Please share.

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 27 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 04 days left, 47%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 24%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
diandianthus.bsky.social
DAILY REMINDER that you can SUPPORT AFRICAN WRITERS, EDITORS AND TRANSLATORS by either donating or buying from the art shop and that we have UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22ND to fund the third book in the project!

Thank you!

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject
September 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
authorizedmusings.bsky.social
Donate if you can share if you can't!!

The African Translation Project needs YOU

how many books in translation have you read, at all? how many have been from Africa? Don't you want to know what stories are being told?

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image created by EDE Bell: In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 27 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 03 days left, 53%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 25%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
edebell.com
Yay! A new donation bumped the %.

I still believe we can do this and I'll be working tomorrow to try and talk about it.

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In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 23 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 08 days left, 32%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 22%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject
August 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM