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Hoopoe Books

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Global-Innovation

Global-Innovation Exchange

Project start date: 1/1/2007

Hoopoe Books

"Repatriating" traditional stories from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the surrounding region, Hoopoe Books provides beautifully illustrated books, teacher guides, and teacher training to encourage literacy for all ages.

Scaling

1-3 years

Last update: October 05, 2023

OverviewContributors

Challenge

Many children in Afghanistan and Pakistan lack access to quality books and teacher guides that can foster social-emotional and cognitive development.

Description

Hoopoe Books creates and distributes traditional tales that are richly illustrated, along with teacher guides and teacher training, to promote literacy and overall educational development.

SDGs

Gender EqualityQuality Education

Outcomes

3.9 million books distributed to children in Afghanistan, 31,000 books distributed to Pakistani children, trained 550 teachers in 9 provinces in Afghanistan.