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As part of the celebration of Accra World Book Capital, 2023, the Ghana Reads Initiative commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child with a programme themed "Our Time is Now, Yes We Can Make it".

The book titled, "Wings for Legs" written by Naomi Adjei was read and discussed to empower the young girls.

The guest speakers for the programme were the Director, Girls Education Division, Ghana Education Service and Manye Naa Ameley Tesaa 1 of Teiko Tsuru We. The Chairperson for the occasion was the Executive Director of Ghana Book Development Council.

In the heart of Accra, Ghana, in the month of September 2023, the Ghana Association of Writers Book Festival (GAWBOFEST) began with the celebration of all things literary. This year was exceptional, as it coincided with the celebration of the Accra World Book Capital, 2023, title year. The festival to ran from September 19 to September 21, with three enchanting days of literary bliss.

As part of formulating a National Book and Reading Policy (NBRP),  a 3-day residential working meeting was held on Friday, 1st September 2023 to Sunday, 3rd September 2023 in Accra to populate the Monitoring and Evaluation Matrix and Policy Implementation Framework of the Policy.

Led by the Ghana Library Authority, a Mobile Library Service Team visited James Town on 4th August, 2023 to engage children in the community in reading activities. This was part of activities earmarked towards the celebration of Accra World Book Capital, 2023. The team was joined by the Greater Accra Regional Head of the Ghana Library Authority, Mr. Edward Addo-Yobo,  and Mr. Abdul Dayan from UNESCO Accra Office.  

  Akwaaba, Let's Read!