Explore how libraries worldwide contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Use the search bar to find SDG stories by country or select goals below to navigate stories around topics.
Total SDG Stories
61Stories
Countries with SDG Stories
37Countries
Canada
Goals: 8, 10, 17
Toronto Public Library and government collaborate to welcome and support Syrian refugees
From November 2015 to December 2016, the Canadian Government’s #WelcomeRefugees initiatives resettled over 39,600 Syrian...
Argentina
Goals: 4, 9, 10
Library connects generations and improves seniors’ technology skills
In early 2018, an elderly woman approached a librarian at the Santa Clara del Mar...
Argentina
Goals: 3, 4, 10
Library’s literacy project becomes a school for adults leading to social and civic empowerment of the Roma community
There are an estimated 300,000 Roma living in Argentina, many of whom have experienced social...
Kazakhstan
Goals: 5, 9, 10, 16, 17
Library raises awareness and fosters research enabling gender balance and equality
Kazakhstan has demonstrated commitment to gender equality policy, yet issues of inequality remain. In 2018,...
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Goals: 4, 16, 17
Dutch libraries are equipping citizens with the digital skills needed to access Government Digital Services
The Dutch “Library and Basic Skills” programme is expanding to help hundreds of thousands of...
Cuba
Goals: 3, 4, 17
The BiblioSIDA programme ensures access to sexual health care information and education in Cuba
HIV/AIDS has been one of the most destructive global pandemics in human history, affecting the...
Singapore
Goals: 4, 10, 11, 17
kidsREAD empowers children from lower-income families with English language skills
In Singapore, the kidsREAD programme has helped more than 50,000 children from lower-income families, aged...
Australia
Goals: 3, 4
‘Better Beginnings’ boosts early literacy and helps children prepare for school in Western Australia
In Western Australia, 17% of five-year-olds starting their first year of mandatory schooling have developmental...