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Not enough titles with Ethiopian stories created, not enough made available, almost no publishers (all self-publishing), poor availability in bookstores and large donors on education projects rarely supporting local authors and illustrators. 2/

Over 27 years we have bought from local authors, provided workshops for writers and illustrators, advocated for local authors, to major donors and government supported children's book awards (shout-out to HOHE Literary Awards ), recognized and promoted children's classics...3/

HOHE Literary Awards ..recognized and promoted children's classics and their authors, partnered with ambitious Ethiopian publishers (shout-out to OpenHeartsBigDreams - their beautiful books below),...4/

HOHE Literary Awards OpenHeartsBigDreams ...partnered with iCog Labs (shout-out to funder Curious Learning ) to create digital interactive books in 4 Ethiopian languages, and created the first ever comprehensive bibliography of Ethiopian children's books. 5/

HOHE Literary Awards OpenHeartsBigDreams iCog Labs Curious Learning Over the last 2 1/2 years, we also distributed over 250,000 attractive books in 6 languages to children of displaced families & at conflict-damaged schools out of education We reached an estimated 500,000 children for less than $1/child! (shout-out to World Bank Education Read@Home) 6/

HOHE Literary Awards OpenHeartsBigDreams iCog Labs Curious Learning World Bank Education Once we have taught children the basics of reading, the motivation to read and learn comes from making available attractive, engaging books relevant to their lives in their own languages! Books change lives! (Photo of conflict-displaced children excited to receive books)

The 18 carat gold crown of Emperor Tewodros at London's V&A Museum, probably the most famous object taken at Maqdala in 1868. The V&A has dozens of artefacts from Maqdala but most are hidden away in storage -- Ethiopia has made several requests for them to be sent home

I have no words to describe the daily horrors we are seeing from Libya. I just translated a video from a helpless woman who said these words in Amharic. Follow the work of Refugees In Libya who are doing the work that UNHCR should be doing with zero money. 🧵

Ethiopia Reads supports children's reading in many ways across Ethiopia, and knowing that there are always more resources in Addis Ababa and the larger cities, we try hard to also find ways to reach children in rural communities. In 2016, we were delighted when the Library of

Some great books for kids translated from other languages: fivebooks.com/best-books/bes…

RobotsMali, a start-up that has used artificial intelligence to create more than 140 children's books in Bambara in Mali. It uses AI to produce stories that reflect the lives and culture of regular Malians. archive.ph/2024.04.13-064…

The AI project pushing local languages to replace French in Mali’s schools. restofworld.org/2024/mali-ai-t…

“Each new piece of information I get about our history opens up a new world for me and I realise how far we still have to go to preserve our culture,” Sherif says. #hararhistory #ethiopianstories aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

Ethiopia Reads: A Grassroots Revolution in Literacy thereporterethiopia.com/44526/ via @The Reporter Ethiopia

I wrote about getting to know my grandparents and Eastern Oregon cousins in my upcoming Catalyst Press book--and this week got to connect with one of those cousins and discuss family history as we can piece it together. Can't wait to read from the book in her community in July.

Free For All: How Public Libraries Shaped America - documentary trailer @pbs KQED Independent Lens youtu.be/OD45tDYf6qU?si…

It’s here! The limited-edition CARRY ON hardcover, a stunning African folklore & sci-fi anthology, is ready for your shelf. Months of hard work across 6+ countries! Last chance to back us on Kickstarter & get FREE shipping! kickstarter.com/projects/etanc…

Members of Japan’s yakuza organised crime syndicate arrested for operating office too close to public library euronews.com/2025/05/20/mem…

In Iraq's book market, books are left on the street overnight because, as Iraqis say, "the reader does not steal and the thief does not read." substack.com/@scatteredscho…

Sadly, 65% of Ethiopian 2nd graders (age 8) cannot read a single work in their own mother tongue 70+ years later. (Early Grades Reading Assessment - official survey)