The United Nations in Indonesia publishes the SDG Book Club

Leading by Reading

The United Nations in Indonesia publishes the SDG Book Club

to empower Indonesian children through stories

Jakarta, 23 April 2020 – With schools closed and children forced to stay at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations in Indonesia is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day (23 April) this year by launching its first SDG Book Club with The aim is to invite Indonesian children to learn about sustainable development.

The SDG Book Club is a means to encourage Indonesian children to engage with the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – 17 goals to achieve a more prosperous future by improving the quality of health and education, reducing inequality, and tackling climate change and environmental degradation – through literature and stories.

This initiative launched globally in 2019 using a curated list of stories from around the world to educate children aged 6-12 about the SDGs. The Indonesian SDG Book Club takes advantage of this global initiative to include stories in Indonesian written by local authors that reflect SDG values ​​from the perspective of Indonesian society.

“Reading and learning are essential for children's development,” said UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohamed, at the launch of the global initiative. "We hope that the SDG Book Club will foster a love of reading and share knowledge with parents and friends. I invite you to join the UN in working together to achieve the SDGs together, anywhere and with everyone.”

The SDG Indonesia Book Club is organized by the United Nations Information Center Jakarta, in collaboration with various organizers from Indonesia and internationally.

Be part of this story – join us in the online SDG Indonesia Book Club. Followers can post their ideas and photos on social media using the hashtag #SDGBookClub. Please bookmark/follow our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts.

Contact:

Francyne Harrigan, Direktur, United Nations Information Centre Jakarta

E: harriganf@un.org | M: +62 811-9722-345

Andri Suryo, Staf Informasi Nasional, United Nations Information Centre Jakarta

E: andri.suryo@un.org | M: +62-8118-4567-09

Sian Bullingham, Staf Penjangkauan Pendidikan, United Nations Information Centre Jakarta

E: jakarta3@unic.org | M: +62 813-8560-2868

Notes to Editors

Regarding Sustainable Development Goals

Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by world leaders at the historic UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. Covering a wide range of sectors from health, to gender equality, and education, the goals will drive efforts across around the world to eradicate all forms of poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change, while ensuring no one is left behind.

About the Organizer

United Nations Information Centre, Jakarta

More than 60 United Nations Information Centers (UNICs), form a global network in the field of the UN Department of Global Communications, to increase global awareness and understanding of the work of the UN.

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)

IBBY is a non-profit organization representing an international network of people from around the world who are committed to introducing books to children. Currently, IBBY consists of 79 National Chapters throughout the world. The National Section (INABBY) works to provide reading and learning opportunities throughout the country, founded in 1990, working with the local organization Children's Reading Lovers Group (KPBA), which was founded in 1986. KPBA is a non-profit organization that pioneers and promotes children's reading in Indonesia, and has published 50 children's books with various reading activities.

Litara

Litara Foundation aspires to raise the standard of quality of Indonesian children's book literature by publishing various picture books for children with quality stories and illustrations. Litara's books promote Indonesia's cultural heritage to young readers in Indonesia and abroad. Since its founding in 2014, their books have won various awards such as grand champion and seven runners up winners at the Samsung Kids Time Authors' Award in 2015 and 2016.

Let's Read

Let’s Read is a digital library which is an initiative of The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia.

In Indonesia, the library has more than 600 books and not only in Indonesian but in Javanese, Minang, Balinese and Sundanese. Across Asia Foundation's network of 18 offices, all books are created in close connection with local communities – and currently Let's Read houses a digital library consisting of children's books in local languages ​​aimed at young readers (children). child).

Seumpama

Seumpama is a book studio based in Jakarta that produces, shares and publishes books. We aim to encourage quality interaction with books and reading through narratives and illustrations. As a small publisher, we have been actively producing picture books, a genre we first became familiar with as readers, and we are excited to share the passion of reading with more young people, and remind adults of the innocence and opportunities we had when we were young. young.

Pustakalana

Pustakalana Children's Library is a children's library and open space that has been operating since December 1, 2015, in Bandung, based on a voluntary and non-profit spirit. This community supports children's development by providing access to various quality books, educational toys, and creative activities so that they grow as intelligent, critical, and open-minded individuals who can adapt to the rapid changes in this era of globalization.