Les femmes derrière Leghetna

Nous sommes Marie et Heba, deux mamans libanaises vivant à Montréal, avec le rêve de créer quelque chose qui permettrait de préserver la beauté de la langue arabe libanaise pour nos enfants et les générations futures. Cette vision est devenue la base de Leghetna, et c’est ainsi que notre aventure a commencé. En cherchant comment rendre l’apprentissage du dialecte libanais amusant et accessible pour les familles, nous savions que cela devait aller au-delà des mots : il fallait en faire une véritable expérience.

Ensemble, nous créons du contenu éducatif ludique basé sur une approche orthophonique, et accessible en arabe libanais écrit en style "texto" (Arabizi), destiné aux familles qui souhaitent initier ou renforcer l’usage du libanaise parlé à la maison. Nos produits phares sont quatre collections d'histoires pour enfants, pensées pour les parents qui ne lisent pas l’arabe classique. Et ce n’est qu’un début ! Nous développons aussi des cahiers d'activités, des fiches de vocabulaire, des jeux et bien plus encore !


Marie, co-owner, woman with long dark hair wearing a white blouse in an office setting

Marie Kozhaya

She holds a degree in communications and has a deep understanding of phonetics through her experience in translating Arabic songs for choirs. She also brings years of experience working in student integration and educational tutoring, giving her unique insight into the challenges Lebanese children face in learning Arabic as a heritage language. Her keen sense of language and communication helps adapt our materials for the modern, multicultural family with engaging, easy-to-use content that parents can read effortlessly.

Heba, co-owner, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a floral blouse against a beige background

Heba Kalakeche

She is a speech therapist with over 12 years of experience working with bilingual and multilingual preschoolers. As the mind behind the platform Les Kids Kalam, Heba regularly shares tips with parents on how to support & manage bilingual and multilingual language development at home. Her expertise in language acquisition and multilingualism plays a vital role in shaping Leghetna’s educational resources, ensuring they are child-friendly, pedagogically sound, and effective in promoting language learning.

Sara Haidar

She is our talented illustrator! Born in Lebanon and living in Montreal for over 30 years, Sarah has a background in English literature and teaching English as a second language, but art has always been her guiding passion. To her, stories and art are a source of hope and happiness, capable of transporting people, young and old, into a world of poetry, storytelling, and color. She believes art and literature are not only gateways to the future but to joy in a sometimes difficult world. Through her illustrations, she is thrilled to bring our stories to life at Leghetna!

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