Showing posts with label Guinea; World Book Capital; United Nations Educational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guinea; World Book Capital; United Nations Educational. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

As Bibliomania Hits Guinea, Book Lovers Seize Rare Chance

Posters are splashed across walls and billboards in Conakry as the city kicks off a year as the World Book Capital
As Conakry's year as World Book Capital gets under way, book lovers in Guinea are seizing a rare opportunity to instill a lifelong appreciation for the written word in a nation where most people are illiterate.
"Nothing can be built without a book" proclaims graffiti on a wall in Conakry. For a country struggling with high rates of poverty, buying books can slip as a priority when it is sometimes difficult to cover basic needs