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Provides open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa for children’s literacy, enjoyment and imagination.
Owner
Saide
Type
mobile, web
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Last evaluated
22.01.2025
Origin country
South Africa
Release date
-
DPG since
20.07.2020
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
N/A
N/A
Xhosa, Zulu, Yoruba, North Ndebele, Afrikaans, English
South African Dept of Basic Education Kenyan Institute of Curriculum Development Rwanda Education Board has approved storybooks for use in Rwandan schools United Nations Educational
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
The African Storybook is composed of 4269 storybooks and 8098 translations available in 242 languages which provides open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa and many others for children’s literacy, enjoyment, and imagination. This is in line with SDG4: Quality Education and its target 4.1 Free primary and secondary education and 4.2 Equal access to quality pre-primary education. There are also reviews and descriptions of African Storybook at: https://www.alllanguageresources.com/african-storybook/ https://allafrica.com/stories/202202110011.html - This review stresses the importance of quality storybooks in indigenous languages which is one of the features of ASb https://oep.merlot.org/docs/african-storybook.pdf A published research article on ASb can be found here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/modl.12374
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Database Centric, Use of a Design System, Protect Data at Rest
PII data is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Content is collected stored and distributed.
ASb has a take-down policy Inappropriate and illegal content is deleted when found; the site is checked for such content on a regular basis. ASb has a take-down procedure on the ASb landing page (HELP menu at top right hand corner)
Yes
Terms and condition of use at https://africanstorybook.org/ include the correct use policy for the translation/contribution forum.
2026-01-15 10:58:03
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) submitted application for African Storybook (13430)
2025-11-23 01:30:02
System created a refresher application for African Storybook (12092)
2025-11-23 01:30:02
System created an autofill refresher application for African Storybook (13430)
2025-01-22 17:12:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (152) and found it to be a DPG
2025-01-22 17:12:20
System moved African Storybook (12092) to expired because parent application is now DPG.
2025-01-22 17:12:20
System unmarked African Storybook (12092) as a nominee
2025-01-22 17:12:14
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:12:11
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:12:08
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:12:06
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:12:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:12:01
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:56
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:54
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:49
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:45
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:11:20
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:10:30
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-22 17:10:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (12092) under review
2025-01-13 21:16:16
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:16:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:16:02
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:15:39
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:15:24
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:15:16
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:15:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:15:09
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:14:19
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:14:16
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:14:01
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:10:40
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:09:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 21:09:49
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 20:21:46
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 20:21:01
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 20:20:48
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 14:45:57
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (12092)
2025-01-13 14:42:34
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (12092) under review
2024-11-27 10:28:19
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) submitted application for African Storybook (12092)
2024-11-22 23:15:41
System created a refresher application for African Storybook (11033) (B)
2024-11-22 23:15:41
System created an autofill refresher application for African Storybook (12092) (B)
2023-12-05 09:59:55
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (1051) and found it to be a DPG
2023-12-05 09:59:53
System moved African Storybook (11033) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2023-12-05 09:59:53
System unmarked African Storybook (11033) as a nominee
2023-12-05 09:59:04
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-12-05 09:58:36
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-12-05 03:22:38
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (11033)
2023-12-05 03:22:33
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-12-05 03:22:32
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-12-05 03:21:39
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-11-23 13:27:41
Application clarifications submitted, Application move to L1 for review again
2023-11-21 12:16:41
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) requested clarifications for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-21 12:16:40
System marked African Storybook (11033) as a nominee
2023-11-21 12:16:22
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-21 12:14:12
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-11-19 01:21:04
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-19 01:20:50
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-19 01:20:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-19 01:20:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-19 01:17:08
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-11-10 11:42:29
Application clarifications submitted, Application move to L1 for review again
2023-11-10 11:42:29
New tag (Clarifications) added to application
2023-11-07 09:41:03
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) requested clarifications for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:40:59
System marked African Storybook (11033) as a nominee
2023-11-07 09:39:55
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:32:29
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:32:18
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:32:16
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited a note on 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:31:55
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:26:20
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:25:51
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:25:43
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:21:09
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:05:42
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:03:19
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:03:09
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:02:35
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:02:13
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 09:01:44
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 08:55:57
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) edited General Information for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-07 08:38:36
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-11-06 00:54:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:54:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:54:12
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:52:45
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:52:43
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:52:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:52:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:52:22
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:56
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:45
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:43
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:51:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:49:37
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:49:34
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:49:10
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:49:07
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:48:56
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:48:53
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:48:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:48:21
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:43:59
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:43:57
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for African Storybook (11033)
2023-11-06 00:42:15
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (11033) under review
2023-10-31 09:06:25
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) submitted application for African Storybook (11033)
2023-10-30 06:00:50
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) created a refresher application for African Storybook (10275)
2023-01-10 15:09:34
Admin (Admin) update Tags for African Storybook (10142)
2023-01-10 15:09:27
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for African Storybook (10142)
2023-01-05 10:56:17
Admin (Admin) update Tags for African Storybook (10142)
2023-01-05 10:41:31
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-28 15:02:08
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (153) and found it to be a DPG
2022-12-28 15:02:07
System unmarked African Storybook (10275) as a nominee
2022-12-28 15:01:59
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 15:01:55
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:59:33
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:54:37
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:52:13
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:51:35
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) edited 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:50:54
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:50:50
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) edited Scale of Solution for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-28 14:49:54
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (10275) under review
2022-12-26 09:30:04
System moved African Storybook (10142) to expired.
2022-12-23 08:40:38
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:40:35
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:39:45
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:39:39
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:38:19
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:33:48
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:25:23
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) failed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:25:20
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-23 08:23:06
Ricardo Torres (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (10275) under review
2022-12-20 20:40:38
Application clarifications submitted, Application move to L1 for review again
2022-12-20 20:40:38
New tag (Clarifications) added to application
2022-12-19 20:59:11
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) requested clarifications for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:59:10
System marked African Storybook (10275) as a nominee
2022-12-19 20:59:02
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:53:41
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:45:22
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:44:32
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on Scale of Solution for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:42:53
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:41:54
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:31:46
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:30:04
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:25:52
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:25:44
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:23:38
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:22:24
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:20:20
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) edited 5. Documentation for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:19:17
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:18:48
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) edited General Information for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-19 20:18:29
Nathan Baleeta (L2 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (10275) under review
2022-12-16 17:33:46
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:33:34
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:33:21
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:33:08
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:32:43
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:32:02
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) failed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:28:03
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:27:21
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:27:08
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 17:27:00
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:47:13
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:47:06
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:46:36
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:45:35
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:34:44
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:33:53
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-16 16:28:57
David Njagah (L1 Reviewer) pulled African Storybook (10275) under review
2022-12-14 15:40:56
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) submitted application for African Storybook (10275)
2022-12-12 20:42:38
Tony Lelliot (Applicant) created a refresher application for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:09:39
Admin (Admin) edited 5. Documentation for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:09:23
Admin (Admin) edited 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:09:07
Admin (Admin) edited 3. Clear Ownership for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:08:15
Admin (Admin) edited General Information for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:06:40
Admin (Admin) edited 2. Open Licensing for African Storybook (10142)
2022-12-08 18:05:10
Admin (Admin) edited 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for African Storybook (10142)
2022-11-08 20:11:27
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for African Storybook (10142)
2022-11-08 20:09:46
Temp () submitted application for African Storybook (10142)
