Ghana will be the focus of several reading programs and events for the next 12 months as Accra serves as the host city for this year's World Book Capital.
Ghana will host the 2023 World Book Capital, an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that aims to advance the publishing and creative arts industries.
As the pillars of a more inclusive, egalitarian, peaceful, and sustainable society, books and reading will be highlighted by UNESCO and the World Book Capital Cities Network for a whole year.
The Accra World Book Capital, 2023, is expected to revitalize and promote the domestic book industry, rethink the idea of libraries, and advance literacy, according to UNESCO and the book industry, which includes writers, authors, and publishers.
The UNESCO objective to "build the defenses of peace in the minds of men and women" is in keeping with the topic of "Reading to connect minds for social transformation."
This demonstrates how crucial reading is to influencing people's opinions, especially those of young people, and how reading may forge new friendships.
Opening Exercises
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will officially launch the year-long event on April 24 at the Accra International Conference Centre, the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, announced at a press conference in Accra yesterday. He will host a wide range of significant international personalities at the ceremony.
Diplomats from Ghana's diplomatic corps, UNESCO representatives from the Africa Region and its Paris headquarters, directors and representatives of United Nations organizations from both home and abroad, development partners, mayors from cities in the World Book Capital Network, and representatives from the International Publishers Association (IPA) and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), among others, are expected to attend the event.
Background
Accra was chosen by UNESCO in 2021 as the 2023 World Book Capital, beating out other cities because of its thematic emphasis on young people and their capacity to enrich Ghana's culture and prosperity via reading.
As a result, Accra joins the elite World Book Capital Cities Network and becomes the fourth African city to acquire this designation since 2001.
ongoing scholars
In order to foster the development of lifelong learners for the nation, Dr. Adutwum emphasized the need for schools to instill the habit of reading in children from a young age.
More children learning to read and comprehend by the age of 10 would result in better learning outcomes, which would lead to socioeconomic change, he said.
Without mentioning the value of reading, we cannot discuss the development of the nation. Dr. Adutwum advised that instead of viewing reading as something that must be done for school, we should encourage our kids to read for pleasure.
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