Hekima College, Nairobi, Kenya

Present:

1. Evans Nyakundi (Acting Secretary) — Assistant Librarian at Hekima College
2. Francis Njuguna — Freelance journalist
3. Professor Cephas Agbemenu — Fine Arts Department, Kenyatta University
4. Rev. Joseph Healey, M.M. — Moderator

1. Joseph Kariuki — Assistant Moderator
2. Rev. Thomas Komakech, A.J. — Apostles of Jesus General Council
3. Jesuit Theology Students at Hekima College (on leave)

The meeting started at 5 p.m. and ended at 6:30 p.m.

1. Each member described his research on proverbs and stories from various African languages including Ewe, Gikuyu, Gusii, Sheng and Swahili.
2. Plan for “African Proverb of the Month”:
   1. June, 2008: Arabic (Libya) proverb from From Sebha with Love: A Collection of Libyan Proverbs — Chilukuri Bhuvaneswar
   2. July, 2008: Tonga ( Zambia ) Proverb — Bboloka Bubala Nchimunya
   3. August, 2008: Ewe ( Benin , Ghana , Nigeria and Togo ) Proverb – Cephas Agbemenu. On the theme of “Reconciliation and Peace.”
3. Professor Cephas Agbemenu was awarded a grant of $500 to compile a Booklet of 100 Ewe ( Ghana ) Proverbs that would include African symbols as illustrations of the proverbs. 10 copies (photocopied) will be distributed in the normal way.

The next meeting will be at Kenyatta University on a date to be decided later.

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