Ghana to establish Accra World Book Capital

After Ghana hosting the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Book Capital for a year, the nation intends to create an Accra World Book Capital (AWBC) legacy center.

It is anticipated that the initiative would offer a usable area that book authors and other relevant professionals can use to encourage writing and reading in Ghana.

This was announced last Wednesday at a wrap-up ceremony at Accra City Hall by Elizabeth K. T. Sackey, Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).

The ceremony was held in advance of the official transfer of power to Strasbourg, the capital city of the Grand Est Region, formerly known as Alsace, in northeastern France.

UNESCO named Accra the 2023 World Book Capital because of the city’s significant emphasis on youth and their ability to enrich Ghana’s culture and economy.

Special events and programs were planned when Accra was designated as the World Book Capital with the goal of empowering young people via the medium of books. Reading programs in elementary schools, fairs, festivals, interschool discussions, quizzes, training for people with disabilities (PwDs), and health screenings were some of these events.

Additionally, efforts were undertaken to increase underprivileged people’ access to literature and instructional materials.

The ultimate goal of these initiatives was to help the younger generation forge their own sociocultural identities in order to contribute to the progress of the nation.

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The mayor of Accra claimed that the capital’s designation as the World Book Capital had raised awareness of the city and helped to establish Ghana’s international standing.

She outlined the city’s successes as the World Book Capital and emphasized that the book’s launch theme, “Reading to Connect Minds for Social Transformation,” would serve as inspiration and a catalyst for altering Ghana’s course through the transformative power of literature.

In order for the principles, accomplishments, and legacy of the title year to endure, Ms. Sackey expressed hope that the Ministry of Education and other pertinent organizations would launch initiatives and programs to strengthen the culture of reading.

The wife of the vice president, Samira Bawumia, said in a speech read on her behalf by Ben Abdallah Banda, Coordinator of the Zongo and Inner-City Development Secretariat, that the nation was granted many benefits while serving as the World Book Capital.

Mrs. Bawumia emphasized that Accra was able to share Ghana’s narrative with the globe and highlight the country’s rich literary legacy thanks to this endeavor.

She emphasized that programs like the African Story Box Project and the Books-to-Go Project, which provided over 10,000 books and ignited a passion for reading, helped to nurture the next generation of writers and readers and paved the way for the country’s literary future.

Mrs. Bawumia gave the public the assurance that the government will look into opening a reading and creative writing center in Accra in partnership with the business sector in order to promote socioeconomic development and a culture of reading and writing.

constructive action Reading materials were given to communities and schools in 12 municipalities, as well as in the Central and Ashanti region, according to Education Minister Osei Adutwum, as part of the year-long celebrations.

He stated that great progress had been accomplished in the six thematic areas intended to realize the Accra World Book capital ‘s objectives in a speech read on his behalf. He continued by saying that those accomplishments have made it possible to talk about important problems facing the book industry.

Anna Bossman, Ghana’s ambassador to France and permanent delegate to UNESCO, stated that the events of the previous year prepared the ground for the 2024 African Union Year of Education efforts.

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