Your future is created by what you read!
Storymoja is a 16 year old creative company that publishes a wide range of African children's books. These include fiction, textbooks, revision books, reading trackers, workbooks/activity books, and career resources. Our vision is to ‘Get a book in every hand.’
To increase access to books, Storymoja incubated www.startalibrary.org which has now grown (211 libraries started to date!) to become an independent non-profit Start A Library Trust.
To promote reading, Storymoja has run many reading and writing initiatives for children, parents, teachers and writers including events, public book clubs, editing and writing workshops, storytelling, spelling bee and writing competitions. Over many years and in partnership with the Hay Festival (UK), Storymoja organised the largest international book festival on the African continent. Through these initiatives, and in collaboration with like-minded partners, Storymoja brings books to life, excites children about reading, and empowers adults to support and act as role models for reading.
about books and reading
Open and respectful in our communication and love to collaborate.
We are creative and think big.
We set clear goals and learn from our mistakes.
We do what we say we will do.
Responsive to our customers, authors, partners and staff
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) approved our Kiswahili book Kifunganjia as a setbook for Diploma Primary Teacher Training Colleges
Storymoja developed interactive literacy and life-skill e content for children to be hosted on the Web and Android based app.
In 2021, our initiative Start A Library took flight and became a non-profit trust of its own.
Storymoja launched Wondrous Escape, a book of wildlife stories written for and by children who participated in the first season of the Storymoja Quest writing competition.
Majority of Storymoja titles approved by Kenya Institute of Curriculum development (KICD) including fiction, career resources and the first textbooks for the new CBC curriculum. badge
the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) approved our Kiswahili play, Kigogo, as a set book studied in all Kenyan high schools.
The international Storymoja Festival is held in Accra, Ghana, in honour of the late Professor Awoonor who was one of the victims of the Westgate terrorist attack during his visit to Nairobi as a festival guest.
Storymoja organised the annual National Read Aloud where we led 229,000 students in 1097 schools in breaking a world record; on The Day of the African Child (June 16th).
We hosted the largest annual gathering of over 5,000 children and adults in Kenya’s biggest book party, The International Storymoja Festival!
Storymoja ran the first series of public bookclubs – Storymania, at six locations in Nairobi.
Storymoja launched its first two books with a storytelling competition for university and high school students.
Muhiddin oversees the implementation of the Storymoja Vision
Stephen leads our finance team.
Hassan heads our Editorial Team