2018
Presentation of IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2018
Thursday 30 August 2018, Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, Athens, Greece
Message from the sponsor, given by Shin-ichi Kawarada, The Asahi Shimbun
Acceptance speech (Part 1 and Part 2) from Philippe Claudet, Les Doigts Qui Rêvent
IBBY Announces the Winner of the 2018 IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award
The 2018 winning project is Les Doigts Qui Rêvent (Dreaming fingers).
For press release click here
Nominations to the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2018
Nominations have been submitted by the National Sections of:
IBBY Argentina
Puntos de lectura para imaginar (Reading points to imagine), Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
IBBY Armenia
Promotion of reading among children and young adults in the frontier rural area of Armenia, Tavush
IBBY Azerbaijan
Children's Book Caravan, nationwide
IBBY Brazil
Clube Cultural Dragão Azul (Cultural Club Blue Dragon), Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
IBBY Denmark
Læs for Livet (Read for life), Copenhagen
IBBY France
Les Doigts Qui Rêvent (Dreaming fingers), worldwide
IBBY Greece
MUSEFIR: activities for refugees and migrants/Polydromo, Thessaloniki
IBBY Mexico I
Comunidad de Desarrollo Integral Copilco A.C. (CODIC), Coyocán, CDMX
IBBY Mexico II
SEDAC Centro Educativo, Homas de Santa Barbara
IBBY Palestine
Tamer Institute for Community Education, National Reading Campaign, nationwide
IBBY Peru
Cultural and Educational Association Jatun Nani, Molina district of Lima
IBBY Slovenia
Library of the Blind and Partially Sighted, Ljubljana
IBBY Sweden
Kelompok Pecinta Bacaan Anak (KPBA), Jakarta, Indonesia
IBBY Switzerland and IBBY Germany
La Caravane du Livre, Morocco
IBBY Thailand
Tai Wisdom Association, Ampure Muang, Khon Kaen Province
IBBY UK
Beanstalk ReadUp, Midlands and South of England
IBBY US
Books & Beyond, Bloomington IN and Kigali, Rwanda
The winning project was announced at the IBBY press conference at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on Monday, 26 March 2018 and the presentation was made in Athens at the 36th IBBY World Congress in August 2018. Representatives of the winning project made a presentation of their project at the Congress.