➡️ Insha zote ⬅️

🏆 Tangazo la Washindi

Nankya Sauda 🇺🇬 Uganda
kwa insha yake juu ya methali
➜“Still waters run deep”

Rose Mwanri 🇹🇿 Tanzania
kwa insha yake juu ya methali
➜“Akiba haiozi”

Magreth Lazaro Mafie 🇹🇿 Tanzania
kwa insha yake juu ya methali
➜“Mchumia juani hulia kivulini”

Pongezi kwa wote walioshiriki!

➡️ All essays ⬅️

🏆 Announcement of the Winners

Nankya Sauda 🇺🇬 Uganda
 for her essay on the proverb
➜“Still waters run deep”

Rose Mwanri 🇹🇿 Tanzania
for her essay on the proverb
➜“Akiba haiozi” (Savings doesn't rot)

Magreth Lazaro Mafie 🇹🇿 Tanzania
for her essay on the proverb
➜“Mchumia juani hulia kivulini” (He who toils in sun eats in the shade)

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Wasilisha Insha ya Methali kabla ya 7/7

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2. Mshindi wa pili ➜ 25,000/= TSh
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Vigezo & Masharti ya Shindano

1. Lugha: Insha iwe kwa Kiswahili ama kwa Kiingereza.
2. Urefu: Idadi ya maneno ya insha iwe kati ya 80 na 1000 (ndefu kuliko aya, ila isizidi kurasa. Piga chapa kwa kompyuta au simu.
3. Hakimiliki: Insha yako itasambazwa chini ya leseni ya Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0), inayosema, kwa kifupi, inaruhusiwa kunakili, kubadilisha, kutafsiri na kuchapisha kazi yako bila idhini, kama utatajwa kama mtungaji.  

• Chimbuko: Eleza chimbuko la methali kama inajulikana. Taja vyanzo vya taarifa.
• Matumizi na mifano: Methali hutumika vipi na nyakati gani? Taja mifano.
• Bunilizi: Tunga shairi au simulia hadithi fupi iniayohusiana na maana ya methali.
• Uzoefu binafsi: Simulia hadithi kutoka kwa maisha yako / uzoefu wako mwenyewe.
• Utekelezaji: Toa shauri kwa wasomaji jinsi ya kutekeleza methali katika maisha yao ya kila siku.
• Simulizi ya kweli: Shiriki hadithi kutoka sayansi, historia, ngano/kisa, dini, au fashihi. Taja vyanzo halisi.
• Methali zinazohusiana: Find similar proverbs from around the world.
• Methali zinazopingana: Je kuna methali ambazo zinatofautiana na methali hii?
• Majadiliano: Uliza maswali yanayowaalika wasomaji kutafakari na kushiriki mawazo yao / uzoefu wao.
• Picha/Mchoro: Chora, piga, au tafuta picha inayoeleza maana ya methali na ambatanisha katika insha yako.

Wasilisha insha hapa kabla ya 7/7/23! 

We need your help!

Submit your essay about a proverb before 7/7/23

1. First place ➜ 50,000/= TSh or $20 USD
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Contest Rules

1. Language: The essay must be in English or Kiswahili.
2. Length: The essay must be typed, between 80 and 1000 words long (longer than a sentence, but not more than 2 pages)
3. Copyright: Your work will be distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which says, in short, that anyone can copy, change, translate or print your work without your permission, as long as you are mentioned as the creator.

• Origin: Explain the origin of the proverb, if known. Remember to cite your sources.
• Common Uses: Explain when and how the proverb is usually used, giving examples.
• Creative Writing: Write a poem or tell a short fictional story that relates to the principle of the proverb
• Personal Experience: Tell a personal story that illustrates the proverb from your own experience.
• Application: Suggest how readers can apply the principle of the proverb to improve their daily lives
• Anecdote: Share a related anecdote from science, history, mythology, or literature. Remember to cite your sources.
• Similar Proverbs: Find similar proverbs from around the world.
• Opposite Proverbs: Are there any proverbs that contrast with this one?
• Discussion: Asking questions that invite readers to reflect on and share their own thoughts and experiences.
• Illustration: Draw, take or find a picture that illustrates the proverb and include it in your essay.

Submit your essay here before 7 July 2023! 

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