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. The webinars will focus across global, regional and local levels with a view to strengthening the links across education systems to support girls’ access to books. The first webinar, Ensuring books for ‘half the sky’ – why girls need books, will feature a keynote address by Helen Grant MP, UK Special Envoy on Girls’ Education, as well as speakers from the United States Agency for International Development, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the World Bank Group. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, at 9:30 am EDT to 10:45 am EDT.