Zaya

Zaya's Dream is the story of a brave young refugee girl that finds hope, joy, confidence and renewed strength through an education. The beautifully illustrated children's book provides important lessons on the power of learning in overcoming obstacles and the remarkable strength of the human spirit. Zaya's Dream brings young readers into Zaya's world as she flees her homeland with her family and finds new hope at a refugee learning center. Along her journey, Zaya learns to dream again.



Zaya's Dream was created through a partnership between the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and NABU, a non-profit publisher dedicated to accelerating literacy through access to mother tongue books. Worldwide, there are millions of girls and boys like Zaya who are being denied their right to go to school, to learn, to grow, to thrive. We must unite in our efforts to ensure every girl and boy on the planet - especially children impacted by the life-threatening challenges of conflict, climate change and other crises - are able to access quality learning environments.