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  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Education

17 STORIES COMPETITION AFRICA-INDIA EDITION

In 2024, the UN SDG Book Club Africa and the Nigeria Volunteers Network (NVN), joined forces with Mount Abu School, New Delhi, India. Promoting cultural exchange, the partners hosted the 17 Stories Competition Africa – India Edition 2024 and invited young writers from across Delhi, India, to showcase their creativity, empathy, and understanding of the UN SDGs. With entries judged by NVN and the Club in Nigeria, the fiction writing competition received an overwhelming response from students.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Event, Other, Repor, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic

Springer Nature UN Women Partnership

We have established a partnership between Springer Nature, our SDG 5 working group and UN Women to promote dialog between researchers and policy makers. As part of the partnership, Springer Nature signed the UN Women Media Compact, hosted a UN Women representative in our NYC office for International Women’s Day, hosted panel discussion as part of our Breaking Barriers conference facilitated by UN Women and have been running further collaborative initiatives that bridge science and policy.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

gunisigiYOU.com OPEN ACCESS DATABASE FOR EDUCATORS

This online platform for educators offers discussion points for Günışığı Kitaplığı books and creative reading practices that can be easily implemented even with limited resources in disadvantaged regions. For each grade, relevant book files can be accessed by searching according to themes or activity types (drama, writing, trip, game, etc.). The discussion points and reading practices suggested in the book files equip educators with tools that enrich the learning environment in their classrooms.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Event, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

Short Story Competition for Young Adults

Organised by Günışığı Kitaplığı annualy since 2011 this competition is open to middle school students from all over Turkey. Every year a different theme is selected for the stories to be written, some of which are SDG related such as “Love of Nature”. Award winning and short listed stories are compiled as a book and distributed to all schools and libraries free of charge. Encouraging children to express themselves in writing, this competition develops their written communication skills.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Event, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

Mine Sosyal Seminars on Literature, Publishing and Reading Culture

Seminars prepared and given by Mine Soysal, founding manager of Günışığı Kitaplığı, and the author of Eyvah Kitap! (Oh No Books!), a long-best seller which has reached hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. The content can be customized according to target audience being mainly educators and/or parents. Besides theoretical background, seminar covers case discussions on interesting topics with the purpose of giving insight to adults for understanding the needs of child readers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Education, Other

Princeton University Publishing Fellowship

In 2020, Princeton University Press announced the PUP Publishing Fellowship, an initiative aimed at addressing a lack of diverse representation across the publishing industry. The Fellowship is also part of the Press-wide “Equity, Inclusion & Belonging” strategic initiative launched in 2018. It is designed for individuals with no prior publishing experience, who are from communities historically underrepresented within US publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Report, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

“KEÇİ” OPEN ACCESS E-JOURNAL

KEÇİ is a digital platform prepared by Günışığı Kitaplığı, covering the contents of all the annual publishing conferences and teacher seminars which are being organized on a regular basis since 2010, with the purpose of making this valuable content available for open access in the form of a written digital archive. A wide variety of SDG related topics presented in annual seminars and conferences are also available on this platform.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

Regional Training Seminars for Public Libraries

Günışığı Kitaplığı provides content and organizational support to seminars targeting the professional development of public librarians. These seminars aim to update the knowledge of public librarians on turning libraries into an attractive third place for users. Being one of the best examples of public, private sector, academia and NGO cooperation since 2010, other stakeholders of this project are Hacettepe University, Goethe Institute, Turkish Librarians Association and municipal corporations.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Top Action Tips for Academic Publishers

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic publishers to support and promote sustainable development. The tips provide actionable and easy-to-use ideas and best practices for integrating sustainability into journals and publishing processes, and outreach to practitioners and policy makers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Updated and expanded Top Action Tips

Top Action Tips are a comprehensive resource designed to empower the research, education and publishing community to support and promote sustainable development. The tips provide actionable and easy-to-use ideas and best practices for integrating sustainability into research and publishing processes, educational content, and outreach to practitioners and policy makers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Repor, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic

SDG indicator codes as metadata in institutional repositories and scholarly indexing systems

SDG indicator taxonomy for solution-oriented research output that allows for direct application to societal and environmental interventions.

Objective:
To encourage scholarly publishing venues and research institutions in adopting the SDG indicator taxonomy for solution-oriented research output that allows for direct application to societal and environmental interventions to mitigate climate change, forced migration, war and conflict, and other existential crises of our times.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

SDG Fellows OpenPharma Summit talk on Plain Language Summaries for Supporting the SDGs

The HESI SDG Publishers Compact Fellows were invited to take part in the OpenPharma Summit: A new vision for pharma communications. In this recorded short presentation, we explore how plain language summaries (PLS) of research help practitioners, policymakers and the public find answers to today’s challenges and what publishers, authors and other stakeholders can do to make progress.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic

Wiley’s Sustainable Development Goals website

Wiley’s new SDGs website recognizes the importance and interdisciplinary nature of all 17 SDGs. It’s a dynamic hub where cutting-edge research meets real-world impact. Each of the 17 SDGs has its own page, with curated content from our journals, topical collections and special issues, books and major reference works. You can also learn about Wiley’s ESG actions and goals, and authors can find a home for their SDG research in an open special issue or a journal, or send us SDG book proposals.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Other

HarperCollins Author and Design Academy Provides Free Training to Writers and Designers

HarperCollins UK is relaunching the HarperCollins Author and Design Academy, which offers free training to writers and designers from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds to help them gain the knowledge and skills to succeed in the publishing sector.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 8 – Decent work and Economic GrowthIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Other, Trade

HarperCollins and News Corp Partner with Carbonauts to Bring Sustainability Education to Employees

HarperCollins and News Corp have partnered to offer employees enrollment in the Carbonauts’ Sustainability Bootcamp, an engaging six-week program where you’ll discover the fundamentals of sustainable living and how to apply them in your own life.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Education

Interating SDGs with Core Learning for K-12 Schools

SKOOL21 is an education company that has formulated a STEM Book Series featuring STEM projects to promote sustainability literacies in schools around the world. SKOOL21 is a member of Catalyst 2030, and many schools in the Middle East, South East Asia and Latin America have adopted the books in their schools. These STEM project books supplement core science and mathematics learning and provide learners with emerging problems to solve using their knowledge and tools provided.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality Education
  • Type of initiative: Other, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

HarperOne Publishes Book by Youth from Girls Write Now

HarperCollins has long supported Girls Write Now, an organization dedicated to empowering underserved youth through writing and mentorship. HarperOne collaborated with the group to publish a hands-on guide to storytelling—conceived, written, and edited by the young people of Girls Write Now.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender Equality
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Other

Promoting Equitable Access to Healthy Sleep for Children with Pajama Program

HarperCollins proudly supports Pajama Program, a nonprofit that ensures children have access to healthy sleep by providing new pajamas, storybooks and sleep health education. The program helps children facing challenges like low income, housing insecurity, and family instability develop better bedtime habits, which improves school performance, health, and emotional well-being. HarperCollins employees volunteered to teach children in the Bronx about healthy bedtime routines and donated books.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-beingIPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality Education
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