Strategy

Translate A Story: How to Participate

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.

The Translate a Story 2021 Campaign

 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).

Launch of the GBA Partner Series: Ensuring Books for ‘Half the Sky’ – Why Girls Need Books

Launch of the GBA Partner Series: Ensuring Books for ‘Half the Sky’ – Why Girls Need Books

Join the Global Book Alliance for the launch of its Open Book Partner Series with the first of two webinars that discuss the importance of literacy as a transformative experience for girls around the world. Please join us for this important conversation on Wednesday, May 26, from 9:00–10:15 a.m. EDT.

The Path To Literacy Requires Investment In Countries To Publish More And Better Books

The Path To Literacy Requires Investment In Countries To Publish More And Better Books

On International Women’s Day, the Global Book Alliance joined government and multilateral organization representatives at the 2021 Annual Commonwealth Day Lecture. The talk, given by founding co-chairs of the International Parliamentary Network for Education, Senator Dr. Getrude Musuruve of Kenya and Harriett Baldwin, Member of Parliament (MP) of the United Kingdom, focused on action to deliver the global promise of quality education for all, and highlighted the importance of girls' education and reading.