Children taught to draw and read maps

Cartographer and founder of Thinkwords bookclubs Catherine Njore reading with pupils at Mwangaza Academy in Mweiga during a library lesson. [Lydiah Nyawira/ Standard]  

For two years, Catherine Njore has been mentoring children in rural schools in Kieni Constituency on drawing maps and reading for fun.

Ms Njore,  a senior cartographer at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, has been setting up book clubs for children in rural schools through her community-based organisation, Thinkwords.