The Global Book Alliance (GBA) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Henry Chakava as the newest chair of the GBA Steering Committee. Dr. Chakava is a dedicated and renowned publisher who is considered “the father of Kenyan publishing.”
The Global Book Supply Chain – Analysis from Malawi and Zambia
Ensuring Books For Half the Sky – Why Girls Need Books
Literacy ensures that girls build confidence, develop self-esteem and believe in their ability to achieve their dreams. However, girls face a greater risk of illiteracy than their male peers. Approximately 496 million adult women around the world are unable to read and write. The GBA Open Book webinar—Ensuring Books for Half the Sky: Why Girls Need Books—included GBA partners who engage in supporting, advocating, and ensuring change so that more girls can get access to books and a quality education.
Closing the Book Gap - How the GBA is understanding and bridging gaps in the Global Book Supply Chain
Join the Global Book Alliance on International Literacy Day, Wednesday, September 8, for its Open Book Partner Series with a discussion on Closing the Book Gap - How the GBA is understanding and bridging gaps in the Global Book Supply Chain. Please join us for this important conversation on Wednesday, September 8, from 9:00 am EDT, 3:00 pm WAT, 4:00 pm EAT, 1:00 pm UTC.
Book Supply Chain Video Translated
Translate A Story: How to Participate
Translate a Story is an ongoing initiative of the Global Book Alliance and offers a unique opportunity for various entities such as Ministries of Education, Higher Education Institutions, Youth-led or youth-serving organizations, or NGOs to create high-quality reading materials in local languages at a relatively low cost.
Ensuring books for ‘half the sky’ – How to Get Girls More and Better Books
GBA Statement on G7 Girls’ Reading Goal
The Translate a Story 2021 Campaign
The Global Book Alliance (GBA) is pleased to announce the Translate a Story 2021 campaign, a book translation campaign that will produce materials to support beginning readers at home and in school. Translate a Story 2021 launched on April 23 (World Book Day), and will run until September 8 (International Literacy Day).
