In Mali, there are few books available in local languages. The Global Book Alliance and USAID Mali are working with Malian ministries, publishers, authors, and illustrators to create, print, and distribute 180,000 books in Bamanankan.
How Caregivers Can Support Reading at Home
Translation Sprints: Linking Language and Literacy
The Benefits of Read Alouds: World Read Aloud Day
The Global Book Alliance: Year in Review
The Global Book Alliance Welcomes New Chair: Dr. Henry Chakava
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.
