WIJABA News

Dr. Jane is one of our greatest sources of inspiration. In 2015 we launched The World is Just a Book Away Environmental Education Program...

Our WIJABA/Roots & Shoots 3-day training program was attended by 331 educational leaders throughout Sidoarjo, Indonesia.The World is Just...

The World is Just a Book Away Environmental Education Program in Partnership with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, is thriving and has...

Thanks to the incredible Alexa & Lucas Herron, who raised funds to build our 99th library, over 300 children are gaining access to books!...

The World is Just a Book Away partnered with Ridwan Sururi's horse library (Kuda Pustaka) in 2017 and, in just 3 years, The WIJABA...

We are excited to share that we successfully opened the Ki Hajar Dewantara library in Sidoarjo, Indonesia on July 18th, 2019. The library...

We are pleased to announce that The Knights of 1-800-Got-Junk library is officially open and serving 117 children at SDN Jiken, Kec....

Thanks to a generous grant awarded to us by the World Impact Foundation, WIJABA built a miraculous library for 700+ children at Fenton...

The World is Just a Book Away Perry Family Library Opened at Fenton Primary Center in Los Angeles, CA on June 12, 2019. This beautiful...

Thanks to the generosity of the Los Angles Ladies Literary Club, we were able to open a library named in their honor on May 28th, 2019....

We are excited to announce that our 95th library has opened in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. The WIJABA Khen Tran Library was made possible...

We are delighted to share that the WIJABA Mara W. Breech Bali Mobile Library launched on August 9, 2018 through the generosity of the...

Through our partnership with Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, tree #1,000 was planted on April 3, 2018 in honor of Dr. Jane's 84th...

Article written for Space.com By Elizabeth Howell October 23, 2017 https://www.space.com/38535-buzz-aldrin-space-celebrities-quote-book.h...

https://virily.com/culture/book-review-world-just-book-away-compiled-james-j-owens/ Article written for Virily.com by Lois Hendersen This...

At 12 years old, Danny Zappin successfully raised thousands of dollars to build a library for more than 500 children in Chihuahua, Mexico...

“A message of peace” Conference, held at the José Sánchez Villaseñor Auditorium of Ibero "It is necessary to be aware of child slavery,...

Our 1st US library, The World Is Just a Book Away Lambda Chi Alpha USC Library at Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy (LALA) in...

On Thursday, November 5th, 2015, Alexa Herron turned 14 years old.  To celebrate her 14th birthday, she opened a library in her name, in...

Riz Khan, renowned international journalist and WIJABA Advisory Board Member supports WIJABA and our efforts on behalf of children in...