IBBY-Yamada Fund

IBBY Armenia 
Safe Space Around Books 
A bibliotherapy-based project creating emotionally safe and inclusive spaces for children aged 6–12 in vulnerable borderland communities. Through capacity building for librarians and interactive reading workshops led by experts, the initiative uses literature as a tool for emotional expression and healing to foster social inclusion in post-conflict recovery.

IBBY Dominican Republic 
Weaving Voices: Planting Stories, Harvesting Futures 
A six-month literacy and cultural memory project in Santo Domingo’s vulnerable barrios, utilising stationary reading kiosks and community circles to bridge reading gaps. By combining inter-generational storytelling with digital tools like podcasts and QR murals, the initiative empowers youth leadership and preserves oral histories while promoting eco-friendly practices.

IBBY Latin America and the Caribbean 
Young Voices: Reading Experiences Among Ibero-American Teenagers 
A cultural initiative strengthening the reading experiences of teenagers across Latin America and Spain through webinars, interactive workshops, and audiovisual testimonials. Focused on freedom of choice and co-creation, the project will produce a digital methodological guide to promote equitable and replicable reading engagement strategies for youth.

IBBY Lebanon 
Reading for Resilience: Stories of Children in Conflict 
A documentation and bibliotherapy project curating a collection of children’s literature that reflects the experiences of young people living through war and conflict. By capturing emotional and psychological journeys, the initiative aims to provide trauma-informed resources that foster resilience and help young readers recognise they are not alone in their struggles.

IBBY Mongolia 
Knowledge Sessions for Mongolia’s Emerging Children’s Book Creators 
A professional development initiative supporting young Mongolian book creators by enhancing their understanding of the market and readership. Through interactive knowledge sessions facilitating dialogue between emerging artists, children, parents, and publishing stakeholders, the project fosters a sustainable ecosystem for local children’s literature.

IBBY Nepal 
Stories and Fundamental Community Studies for Cognitive Advancement 
A cultural preservation project compiling folk tales and community heritage studies into bilingual books for indigenous Sunuwar and Magar children aged 9–13. By documenting local history, rituals, and social practices in both native languages and Nepali, the initiative distributes these resources to rural schools to strengthen cultural identity and cognitive development.

IBBY Uganda 
The Silent Voice Project 
An inclusive literacy initiative developing and donating visual picture story books designed specifically for children with hearing impairment aged 4–10. The project includes teacher training workshops and the establishment of reading tents in participating schools to promote communication, visual expression, and physical interaction through accessible literature.

IBBY Argentina
Literary Mediation and Other Artistic Expressions in Healthcare Settings
Training project for pediatric healthcare teams to enhance mediation practices in art and literature within healthcare settings. It promotes the use of analog and digital tools to create interactive spaces and foster children’s development in hospitals and health centers.

IBBY Chile
Lecturiando: Reading Creation by IBBY Chile
Reading mediation project for children in rural and isolated schools, encouraging literary exploration through award-winning books and expressive arts. The program involves parents and teachers to create sustainable mediator communities beyond urban areas.

IBBY Cuba & IBBY Peru
12th IBBY Yamada Workshop "For Children We Work": What, Why and for Whom IBBY?
Workshops offering direct engagement with leading children’s literature artists from Cuba and Peru. Participants will explore creative concepts and bibliographies to deepen their understanding of IBBY’s mission and its role in promoting children’s literature.

IBBY Dominican Republic
BIBLIOCAB: Rotating Library of Books
Reading promotion project providing a rotating library of books to 46 rural schools in Cabrera, Dominican Republic. Through monthly exchanges, each school will gain access to diverse reading materials to encourage a culture of reading among young learners.

IBBY Egypt
Empowerment Through Reading for Refugees & Impoverished Children in Egypt
A reading promotion initiative for refugee and vulnerable children in Egypt. The project offers a safe learning environment to develop literacy, foster a love of reading, and encourage integration between refugee and local children through literature.

IBBY India
Nurturing Critical Literacy through Literature in Indigenous Children
A literacy project promoting critical thinking among Indigenous children in Central India through picture books and diverse literature. It includes workshops with young adults and teachers to challenge social inequities related to gender, caste, and indigeneity.

IBBY Lebanon
Establishing a Juvenile Detention Center Library
Creation of a library in a juvenile detention center, including furniture and a collection of books for various age groups. The project also trains librarians to ensure effective management and meaningful use of the library by young detainees.

IBBY Nigeria
Book Storm – Children’s Writers Training Programme
A training initiative aimed at developing culturally relevant picture books for Nigerian children. Young writers will participate in an environmentally conscious program combining online and in-person workshops on writing for young readers.

IBBY Türkiye
Water’s Natural Symphony: Flowing, Moving, Healing Stories
Workshops in Kahramanmaraş using the Photovoice technique, where children document their earthquake experiences through photography. Authors will transform these images into literary works, culminating in a collaborative book aligned with the 2025 International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.

IBBY Ukraine
Library as a Space of Psychological Support for Children
A project to support children's mental health through libraries in Ukraine. Using books and art therapy activities, it aims to build empathy and resilience among children affected by the ongoing conflict.