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New Baby Book Gets Caribbean Babies Reading

Mylo Freeman creates a picture book for babies in the Caribbean region. How do you get babies in the Caribbean region of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to read? To achieve this, Biblionef recently joined forces with the Letterenfonds (Dutch…

Education in Uganda: an Interview with Florence Andrews of STAD

In the heart of northern Uganda, where education faces enormous challenges, a determined effort is underway to transform education. Koboko district is a place of contrasts: it is brimming with cultural diversity but burdened with a shortage of resources for…

A Message from Aruba

Children’s Book Week Aruba: An Overwhelming Success! On 3 November, we once again participated in the opening of Children’s Book Week in Aruba. Thanks to publications in local newspapers and free promotion via radio station Fresh FM, Biblionef’s stand welcomed…

Excitement Builds for Reading Festival in Sint Maarten

Preparations are in full swing for the highly anticipated Reading Festival in Sint Maarten, a collaborative effort between Stichting Biblionef Nederland, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the Sint Maarten Library, Help Our Children Foundation, and the University…

Cat and Dog now speak even more languages

Cat and Dog originated years ago on a blackboard in Ghana. In booklets, games and atlases, these brainchildren of René and Elke Leisink helped increase children’s English and, later, Dutch vocabulary. But Cat and Dog can do more. Together with…

Robbert Boonk: a new member of Biblionef Board

Robbert Boonk has joined Biblionef’s board. He has a diverse background, including roles as a trainer, speaker, manager, innovator, consultant, reader, father, and author. He believes education is crucial and is excited to contribute through Biblionef. He plans to help…

Books Across Borders

This year, on the 15 March, Biblionef participated in NL Doet, the annual volunteer day in the Netherlands. The aim of this campaign is to encourage volunteer work and make a concrete difference with specific non-profit goals in mind. Each…