KABAW, Libya — Thirty-four new Amazigh-language teachers have completed a training and qualification program in Kabaw, marking another step toward expanding Tamazight education in Libya’s Amazigh-speaking regions.
The graduates, men and women from Kabaw, Tindimira, Tamlushayt and Fersṭa, underwent training aimed at preparing new teaching staff and strengthening their skills in modern methods and approaches to teaching the Amazigh language.
The program was coordinated by the Kabaw Education Monitoring Office, with involvement from the Libyan Center for Amazigh Language Research and Studies. The latter is listed among Libya’s official research centers by the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research.
The training course began in early August 2026 at Kabaw Central School. During the program, Dr. Nasser Salem Abu Zakhar, president of the World Amazigh Congress, visited the participants and attended several sessions. He stressed the importance of continuing such programs in Amazigh-speaking areas and providing teachers with the support needed to establish Amazigh-language education on sound educational foundations.
The graduation of the 34 teachers is part of a longer effort to rebuild Amazigh-language education in Libya. Similar initiatives date back more than a decade: in 2014, for example, 65 Amazigh teachers completed a month-long teacher-training program in Zuwara, demonstrating the continuing community effort to develop qualified Tamazight educators.
For Amazigh communities in western Libya, the latest graduates represent more than additional teaching staff: 34 new teachers are now prepared to help transmit the Amazigh language to a new generation and strengthen its presence in the classroom.