Children’s and young adult's access to literature is a precondition for democracy and openness. Literature opens the door to new worlds and has the ability to increase understanding and exchange between cultures and people. 📚🌏
Since the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002, four reading promotion organisations have received the award:
📘 2007, Banco del Libro, Venezuela
📙 2009, Tamer Institute for Community Education, Palestine
📕 2015, PRAESA, South Africa
📗 2024, Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Australia
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