About Us
ABOUT US
Bantu Baby advocates that the Nubian child is naturally gifted and must be nurtured as such. While all children are special and are deserving of nurture, the Nubian child has been underserved for far too long by systems that either perceive them unfavourably, or don’t see them at all.
Bantu Baby exists to promote purposeful parenting and to enhance the natural gifts of children through approaches and activities that stimulate excellence across the learning spectrum. While the focus is unapologetically African and Caribbean culture and heritage, children from all backgrounds are enriched by learning about different cultures!
The name Bantu Baby draws on a rich history. Humanity was birthed out of the African Bantu peoples, who are culturally diverse but share common root languages. The name Bantu Baby is a dedication to the sciences, mathematics, ancient scriptures, architecture, organisation and civilisation that came out of those great people and rich cultures.
OUR AIMS
Bantu Baby aims to promote cultural awareness and cultural pride through the common language of educational excellence. We all want our children to grow in excellence.
- The resources to supplement early years learning aim to shape a more culture-based curriculum.
- The Bantu Baby Books aim to shape a more positive and productive mindset within children.
- The Purposeful Parent resources aim to shape a more conscious and conscientious mindset within parents.
FOUNDER
Sherrelle Parke is mother of two beautiful boys, an entrepreneur, editor, writer and researcher with an extensive career in professional research and wider skills in community organising.
Over an 18 year stretch, she has led social research projects for the UK Civil Service and local governments, utilising evidence and analysis to shape strategy and policy. She has delivered to international organisations, presenting on topics as diverse as early childhood education, maternal health, counterterrorism, Female Genital Mutilation, and youth crime.
Her professional published works include an academic article on Neglected Tropical Diseases in West Africa, available in the Journal of International Health, as well as numerous research reports, articles, policy briefs, analytical summaries and the like.
After a month of charity work in Tanzania in 2018, Sherrelle was asked to be a trustee for the Mondo Foundation, a charity supporting women and schools in Tanzania, India and Nepal.
In 2023, Sherrelle launched a parenting platform called Bantu Baby, to support Nubian parents in developing a home-schooling approach to teaching children their great histories, aiming towards an enhanced sense of self-pride. She published her first two children's books in the same year, celebrating African and Caribbean cultures in fun ways.
Sherrelle is also a guest writer for CaribDirect.com and the lead editor of the Qubtic Revealer International Magazine, the monthly narrative of the Journey Home Group International.