Publishing and Printing

Publisher Elieshi Lema Discusses Private Sector Book Publishing in Africa

Publisher Elieshi Lema Discusses Private Sector Book Publishing in Africa

Elieshi Lema, Director, and Co-Owner of E&D Vision Publishing Ltd speaks with the GBA about sustaining a reading culture, book distribution to rural areas, the importance of libraries, and the training needs of publishers.

Webinar: Private Sector Book Publishing in Africa

Webinar: Private Sector Book Publishing in Africa

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.

Books in Bamanankan: Children's Book Development Training in Mali

Books in Bamanankan: Children's Book Development Training in Mali

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.

The Global Book Alliance: Year in Review

The Global Book Alliance: Year in Review

Despite significant challenges for learning across the world, the Global Book Alliance continues to support ways to ensure children have access to quality reading materials in languages that they understand.

The Global Book Alliance Welcomes New Chair: Dr. Henry Chakava

The Global Book Alliance Welcomes New Chair: Dr. Henry Chakava

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.”

Webinar: Creative Commons Basics

Realizing the critical role that an open educational resource (OER) policy can play in supporting Early Grade Reading (EGR) efforts, the Global Reading Network has collaborated with Global Book Alliance (GBA) and All Children Reading (ACR) to conduct a series of three in-depth webinar-based trainings on open licensing in April and in the summer months of 2019. The webinars are intended to support ministries of education, publishers and Early Grade Reading (EGR) implementers as they work to provide open EGR resources.