The IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award has been established by the Shenzhen iRead Foundation and IBBY to encourage a real commitment to the cause of reading promotion in the hope of spreading this dedication to others around the globe.
The Award aims to encourage further investment by individuals, organizations and governments in the promotion of children’s reading and will stimulate educational innovation, give much greater access to children’s books and an enhanced profile for children’s reading promotion – key tools in global, social, economic and cultural development – all in the context of Article 17(C) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Every two years IBBY will invite nominations from IBBY National Sections that recognise outstanding individuals who are working to promote the expansion and development of children’s reading. From the nominations the IBBY-iRead Award Jury will select two winners. The first Awards will be presented in 2020 at the 37th IBBY Congress in Moscow, Russia.
The Jury will look for nominees who have demonstrated a commitment to exploration, innovation, and a sense of responsibility and dedication to cultivating a love of reading and competency in children. Their work may include: the creation and operation of outstanding reading promotion projects; effective promotion of strategies in favour of reading policies; and, advocacy of the children’s right to read. All nominations will be judged on sustainability, influence, dedication to the common good, innovation and inspiration.
The iRead Foundation has pledged 1,200,000 RMB Yuan biennially for twenty years for this important award. The two winners will each receive 200,000 RMB Yuan and, in addition, 150,000 RMB Yuan will be given to a non-profit children’s reading promotion project of their choice. The remaining funds will go towards the administration of the Award and to support the IBBY Secretariat.
IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award 2020
IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award Nominations 2020
1) Julinda Abu Nasr, Beirut, Lebanon, nominated by IBBY Lebanon
2) Jorge Argueta, San Salvador, El Salvador, nominated by IBBY El Salvador
3) Kirsten Boie, Barsbüttel, Germany, nominated by IBBY Germany
4) Murti Bunanta, Jakarta, Indonesia, nominated by IBBY Indonesia
5) Hugo Waldemar Cubilla, Buenos Aires, Argentina, nominated by IBBY Argentina
6) Zahira Dadashova, Baku, Azerbaijan, nominated by IBBY Azerbaijan
7) Zohreh Ghaeni, Tehran, Iran, nominated by IBBY Canada
8) Ma. Regina González Díaz, Talca, Chile, nominated by IBBY Cuba
9) David Harrison, Somerset West, South Africa, nominated by IBBY South Africa
10) M. G. Neil P. Karunarathne, Matale, Sri Lanka, nominated by IBBY Sri Lanka
11) Kathleen Moran, Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, nominated by IBBY Ireland
12) Sathyanarayan Mundayoor, Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India, nominated by IBBY India
13) Anne Pellowski, Winona, MN, USA, nominated by IBBY USA
14) Irina Rocheva, Tula, Russia, nominated by IBBY Russia
15) Ali Asghar Seidabadi, Tehran, Iran, nominated by IBBY Iran
16) Marit Törnqvist, Amsterdam, Netherlands, nominated by the Flanders Branch of IBBY Belgium
17) Marit Törnqvist, Amsterdam, Netherlands, nominated by IBBY Netherlands
18) Wang Zhigeng, Beijing, China, nominated by IBBY China
19) Zhu Yongxin, Beijing, China, nominated by IBBY China
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