1. RAN wishes to conduct a leadership conference to provide professional development to state leaders and help them acquire management skills and deeper knowledge of IRA practices. Nigeria, a country of 150 million people, has only a handful of operational state branches of RAN.
Contact: Obiajulu Emejulu, RAN president, or Chukwuemeka Onukaogu
2. There is urgent need for local development of reading materials and collection/distribution of children’s books. RAN wishes to establish a children’s book development center equipped with printing capacity. Donations of used printing equipment could be useful, as could book drives and donations.
Contact: Obiajulu Emejulu, RAN president, or Chukwuemeka Onukaogu
3. RAN seeks to conduct train-the-trainer workshops using a teacher training manual focused on critical thinking, developed by IRA, RAN, UBE, and the World Bank. Support for distributing the materials to schools around the continent is also sought.
Contact: Obiajulu Emejulu, RAN president, or Chukwuemeka Onukaogu
4. RAN seeks start-up funding to establish a secretariat to support its work, and to provide secretarial and managerial support to RAN and other African reading associations. It is anticipated that, once established, the secretariat will be critical in soliciting local and regional support for ongoing RAN activities.
Contact: Obiajulu Emejulu, RAN president, or Chukwuemeka Onukaogu
