ABOUT US

Pen Parables International is an organisation dedicated to empowering people through knowledge sharing.

 

 

WHAT WE DO

WRITING

We are there for you, if you need to write anything at all, excellently -books, journals, articles, business proposals, speeches, drama & film scripts, Television & radio scripts etc. Our team is made up of people who are vast in different forms and genres of writing.

GHOST WRITING

If there is a book in your head and you are not a writer; you need help putting it on paper. We will work with you to develop your noble ideas into a book with your name as the author.

EDITING

Excellent writing is not done by just one person. Even the best of writers need other professionals in the field to produce a first-rated work.

We work on written documents or manuscripts. These include books, novels (fiction or non-fiction) articles, magazines, proposals, blog posts, student projects, television, radio and film scripts etc.

Editing goes beyond checking your work for grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors. We work with you to rework or rewrite all if necessary.

WRITING CONSULTANCY

We offer professional writing advice, guidance and training for organizations, schools, churches etc.

We offer professional support for aspiring, beginning, and established writers through online courses, group discussions, helpful tips on the website

We connect freelance writers and editors with authors, agents, or publishers who are looking for high-quality professionals. We screen all our members thoroughly and recommend them.

 

PEN PARABLES YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

One of our goals is to empower young people with relevant knowledge required to position them to overcome the challenges of the future.

We teach them, guide them, correct their negative and defeatist mindsets and motivate them to achieve their dreams despite all odds.

We focus on teaching morals, values and the attainment of goals and we achieve all these through organized talks, workshops, group discussions, debates, quizzes, excursions, interactions with great minds, etc.

We are always pleased to work with schools, churches and organizations where we give out books, pamphlets, handouts and writing materials.

Knowledge makes a great difference.

Here are some of the topics of  our Youth Empowerment Project

Be A Reader

Be A Writer

Building Your Personal Library

Choosing Your Friends

Choosing Your Mentors

Develop Your Potentials

Develop Healthy Habits

Develop Healthy Reading Habits

Discover Your Purpose

Discipline

Dressing Well

Good Character

Healthy Eating

Healthy Relationship

Living A Balanced Life

Never Giving Up

Personal Grooming

Pursue Your Dreams

Shun Cultism

Shun Drug Abuse

Avoid Exam Malpractice

Avoid Sex Abuse

Study To Pass

Time Management

Use Your Gifts And Talents

Using The Library

Wise Choices

You Are Unique

You Can  Make It

THE WAR PROJECT

THE    WRITE    AND    READ   PROJECT is a major arm of Pen Parables International

INTRODUCTION

The Write and Read project (WAR) is a program of Pen Parables International, a body that is committed to empowering people through knowledge sharing. The project focuses on the promotion of a healthy or wholesome writing and reading culture in Africa.

It is executed by committed people drawn from all spheres of life, with a passion to propagate well- balanced education in Africa. Basically, The WAR Project wages war against ignorance, motivating people to get knowledge by reading.

CORE FOCUS

WRITING AND READING CULTURE

The WAR Project focuses on the art of reading and writing and everything related to it. We believe that knowledge does not only empower, it is life. For many have died, spiritually, mentally and physically because they lack knowledge in some areas.

One of the ways to acquire knowledge in any area of life is by reading, an activity that is fast losing its place to the television, the internet and outdoor recreational activities.

Our goal at The WAR Project is to rekindle people’s interest in reading and writing. Most students only read to pass their exams and acquire certificates. They no longer read to learn, develop their minds and widen their knowledge base. We want to make reading a desirable lifestyle by motivating people to read not only for academic/professional purposes, but also for leisure.

HEALTHY READING HABITS

We are not only passionate about promoting a vibrant writing and reading culture; we are also concerned about the spiritual and moral quality of what people read.

Books and other literatures come in different forms for different motives. Some written works build morals and values, teach self development, solve problems etc, while others focus on the promotion of violent activism, war, crimes, gossip, eroticism, and so on.

What people read becomes an integral part of their thoughts and their thoughts form their words and actions.

We promote wholesome reading that focuses on noble values and not junk.

RURAL NEEDS
Having worked in several rural communities in Nigeria and some African countries, we have discovered that the level of literacy is low due to poverty and poor education standards.

Some parents, though know the importance of formal education, cannot afford to send their children to school. The few that are in school lack basic educational materials like textbooks, notebooks, workbooks, pens, pencils, blackboard, chalk, etc. These are things that their counterparts in the towns and cities take for granted. Infact, most rural pupils and students do not know what a computer looks like; and yet they have varieties of untapped potentials and talents which can only be developed if they are literate.

Knowledge is the key that can help them to discover, recover and maximize their potentials. Hence our passion to help the rural people get knowledge.

CORE TARGET

Young People

Teens

Children

There is no better and more enduring way to start than from cradle. Train up a child in the way to go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. No age is too early to introduce books to a child.

Habits formed and nurtured from childhood usually stick throughout a lifetime. That is why children, teens and youths are our core targets.

However, The WAR Project  also believes that no one can be too old to acquire knowledge. We have some specialized programmes designed to encourage and inspire adults to read.

THE VISION

Empowering People Through Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge works well with wisdom.

Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous; it may be infected knowledge. Infected knowledge is to the human mind what corrupted files are to a computer. The pursuit of knowledge without wisdom can overload the mind and cause personal and societal havoc.

Wisdom is the practical side of knowledge. It shows us what is important, gives proportion to what we know, and enables us to use the knowledge gained skilfully to reach a desired goal.

Putting it more aptly, wisdom is the correct application of  knowledge acquired. The two must work together to produce desired results.

This is a pivotal focus of The WAR Project.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• To improve the reading culture of Africans.
• To promote the writing, publishing and reading of edifying materials for the development of the total being.
• To take the Writing and Reading Campaign to children and youths in the rural communities of Africa.
• To project healthy reading for leisure and pleasure.
• To make reading an attractive activity to children from babyhood.
• To strengthen the writing and reading culture among African children and youths.
• To communicate virtue and values to children, teens and youths by the written word.
• To teach and sustain the art of creative writing.
• To promote children and teen writing and authorship.
• To build a vibrant writing and reading culture in and outside the classroom
• To make reading a desirable lifestyle that will help people to build up their knowledge base.
• To help readers to utilize the power of the written words for personal and societal development.
• To promote the development and maintenance of personal and public libraries.

MISSION

• To invent creative ways of making reading interesting to children and youths.
• To make books and other educational materials available to deprived children especially in the rural areas.
• To present opportunities for deprived children to acquire quality education
• To share knowledge on diverse topics through workshops and seminars for the enhancement of humanity.
• To evolve effective strategies for enhancing reading culture in order to sustain creative writing.
• To devise effective strategies for book production and marketing.
• To run centres for teaching the art of writing and reading.
• To power workshops and seminars that will teach teachers and parents the techniques of making reading desirable to students and wards.
• To operate mobile libraries to make books accessible to the public. (Take The BOOKS TO THE PEOPLE Project)
• To build and equip libraries in homes, schools, communities, towns and cities.
• To consult for schools and organizations to inculcate the reading and writing habits in students and staff.
• To set up effective reading and writing clubs in schools, organized institutions and communities.
• To organize writing and reading competitions in schools and community groups.
• To publish relevant materials that will enhance the provision of funds and opportunities for less privileged children to learn the art of reading and writing.
• To provide affordable access to books through book shows and exhibitions.
• To produce a television program that will focus on developing writing skills and reading habits. 

ONGOING PROJECTS

• Provision of more free books and other educational materials for deprived children especially in the rural areas. We seek your support in any form to impact the lives of these leaders of the future.
• Inventing creative ways of making reading interesting to children and youths through the designs and production of play books like cartoons, activity books, indigenous story books, etc.
• Setting up libraries, reading and writing clubs in schools, churches and neighborhoods.

The needs are enormous and basically financial.

“The solution is simply to start – start with what can be done.”   -JO BARNES