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Poverty and Books

Posted on October 17th, 2008 in: Local language Publishing, Programs, Reading Promotion

Today is International Day to Eradicate Poverty. On my way into the office this morning I was thinking about how the books CODE publishes today provide for generations to come. More broadly, literacy provides the tools for a person to find their own way in life — education is the most cost efficient thing that can be done in the [...]

Books without borders…

Posted on October 15th, 2008 in: Local language Publishing, Mozambique, Reading Promotion

As a program manager for CODE I work closely with partners overseas. But unlike my Ottawa-based colleagues, I work out of Brazil. This has often given me an interesting perspective, as the society I’m surrounded by is still struggling to become fully literate itself.
 
I recently had the chance to visit the Sao Paulo International Book [...]