All schools, libraries, booksellers and book clubs are invited to join the inauguration activities related to the UN SDG Book Club - African Chapter which will be held at 12:00 pm from Friday, 23rd April 2021 (UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day) to Sunday, 30th May 2021. It is a 5-week timeline of activities for schools across the nation.
On UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, we will unveil the website hosted by United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Namibia and the first sets of books (the reading lists) picked by our juries in Kiswahili, English, Arabic and French which address themes related to the following Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1 NO POVERTY and SDG2 ZERO HUNGER.
To this end, we invite all schools, libraries, booksellers and book clubs to carry out one or more activities related to the above-mentioned SDGs. For more information, please visit: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-book-club-archive/
LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
Examples of activities ranging from the simple to the more elaborate ones:
LAUNCH TIMELINE
Launch activities and broadcasts of launch activities on social media should take off at 12:00 pm Friday, 23rd April 2021 and should come to an end Sunday, 30th May 2021.
PHOTOGRAPHS and VIDEOS
Remember to take photos and make videos of your activities.
Photos and videos will be posted on the UN SDG Book Club - African Chapter Facebook page: @unsdgbookclubafricanchapter and on the social media platforms of the organizers: the African Publishers Network (APNET), the Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA); the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA); the Pan-African Booksellers Association (PABA); Borders Literature for all Nations (BORDERS); and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).
AFRICAN CHAPTER HASHTAGS
Remember to post your videos and photos on your school
social media platforms using our hashtags: #unsdgbookclubafricanchapter #GlobalGoals #SDGBookClub #Africa
#AfricanChildren #AfricanBooks #SDG
AFRICAN CHAPTER WEBSITE HOSTED by UNIC NAMIBIA
The URL to the UN SDG Book Club African Chapter website will be shared via newsletter to schools, book clubs, libraries and book sellers on Inauguration Day. We have fixed 23rd April 2021 [World Book & Copyright Day] as the tentative date. We will notify you in good time of any changes.
The URL will also be published on the social media handles of all the organizers.
AFRICAN CHAPTER WEBSITE BLOG
Are there budding writers amongst your staff and children?
Please send a 100 – 200 word blog posts about your launch activities under the auspices of the UN SDG Book Club African Chapter to the organizers by email at: unsdgbookclubafricanchapter@gmail.com
Blog posts on themes related to SDG1 and SDG2 are more than welcome.
The best of these blog posts will be published on the SDG Book Club – Africa Chapter website.
POST- INAUGURATION BLOGGING and CALENDAR OF EVENTS RELATED TO THE SDG BOOK CLUB – AFRICAN CHAPTER
We look forward to receiving book reviews of about 50 – 200 words (video reviews and text based reviews) and other blog posts about the activities of your after-school book club. Send your book reviews and other blog posts to the organizers by email: unsdgbookclubafricanchapter@gmail.com
We will publish the best of these blog posts on the website of the UN SDG Book Club - African Chapter.
The organizers will also circulate a calendar of events to Ambassador Schools, libraries, booksellers and book clubs. The calendar will display the estimated dates (every two months) for updating our reading lists in each of the club’s main languages: Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili. This calendar will help guide the planning of SDG focused activities for the schools.
We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing the staff and children of your institution on social media at the inauguration and beyond!
Kind wishes
For more information, contact:
Olatoun Gabi-Williams
Founder, Borders Literature for all Nations [BORDERS]
Email: bordersliteratureonline@hotmail.com
Wale Okediran
Secretary-General, Pan-African Writers Association [PAWA]
Email: waleokediran@yahoo.co.uk
Lily Nyariki
Focal Point for Books and Learning Materials
Association for the Development of Education in Africa [ADEA]
Email: l.nyariki@adeanet.org
Ernest Oppong
Acting Executive Director
African Publishers Network [APNET]
Email: info.africanpublishers@gmail.com
Publicity Links
Africa Renewal [United Nations]
Association for the Development of Education in Africa [ADEA]
Pan-African Writers Association [PAWA]
https://panafricanwritersassociation.com/the-un-sdg-book-club-for-africa/
African Library & Information Association & Institutions [AfLIA]
https://web.aflia.net/african-chapter-un-sdg-book-club/
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United Nations Namibia
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Open Country
https://opencountrymag.com/un-to-launch-african-sdgs-book-club-with-6-literary-partners/
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