The GBA shares the highlights of Books for Every Child: International Literacy Day Event Celebration 2024
Guest author Ami Dovene Christelle ZAMI shares the story behind the creation of the Ami Series: Tale of Literacy and Sustainability
Guest authors Christian Elongue and Scortia Quansah of Muna Kalati, share important information about the literary landscape in Africa.
Guest author Christian Elongue, president of Muna Kalati, shares important information about the initiatives to overcome challenges in the digital publishing industry in Africa.
In this webinar, presenters cover findings from a USAID-commissioned global cost study on the costs of books and the drivers behind these costs, and 10 (relatively) easy ways to improve book procurement and lower costs. The webinar includes a look at new guidance and tools from the World Bank to support practitioners through every stage of the process, from design to printing to distribution to use.
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development develops, implements, and scales game-changing ed-tech solutions and tools to bring the gift of reading to children waiting to learn to read. As a part of the Global Book Alliance, All Children Reading shares the vision of a world where all children have access to quality books that they can use to learn to read, read to learn, and develop a lifelong love of reading.
This book supply chain analysis, compiled by a team of Global Book Alliance in Action researchers, identifies strengths and weaknesses in each link of the book supply chain, and provides recommendations to ensure that all learners can access sufficient, appropriate, high-quality reading materials in order to improve reading outcomes in Cambodia.
This book supply chain analysis, compiled by a team of Global Book Alliance in Action researchers, identifies strengths and weaknesses in each link of the book supply chain, and provides recommendations to ensure that all learners can access sufficient, appropriate, high-quality reading materials in order to improve reading outcomes in Jordan.
The Global Book Alliance and the USAID Global Book Alliance in Action project (GBAIA) hosted a four-day book sector workshop in Dar es Salaam, bringing together staff from the Tanzanian and Zanzibar Institutes of Education and private sector publishers from across the country to discuss the book industry in Tanzania. The workshop focused on creating quality children’s books, with lively discussions about types of books, quality writing and illustrations, and a gap analysis of the Tanzanian book market.
A new partnership between the Global Book Alliance and Ulatus, a global translation agency will ensure books in the Global Digital Library are available in ten more languages to support children’s early learning needs.
The Global Book Alliance and the African Publishers Network hosted an Open Book Series webinar: Private Sector Book Publishing in Africa. A panel of expert publishers discussed challenges and opportunities in private sector publishing in Africa, including access to books, language, copyright issues, book distribution, and capacity-building of publishers.
