IBBY-Yamada 2017: International

The third Asia and Oceania Regional Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 9-12 May 2017 with the theme of READ=LIFE Children’s Books in the Digital Age. The IBBY-Yamada Fund was used offset some of the organizational costs of the meeting and to cover the full cost of three participants from IBBY Nepal.

The fourth African Regional Meeting was held in Kampala, Uganda on 22-24 August 2017 with the theme of Rethinking Contemporary Literature for Children and Young Adults in Africa. The IBBY-Yamada Fund offset some of the organizational costs of the meeting and enabled a participant from IBBY Zimbabwe to attend.