The Story Library
Each Global Goal has its own illustrated book, written by award-winning authors. Every story comes with a 1-minute video in your language, a ready-to-teach lesson plan and a real-world mission. Ages 9–17.
1Goal 1 · No Poverty
Ricardo Alcántara · Noemí Villamuza
She learned that poverty is not just about money — it is about access to land, rights and community. The Tree Woman planted seeds of change wherever she walked, transforming her village one tree at a time.
826M people live in extreme poverty
2Goal 2 · Zero Hunger
Ricardo Alcántara · Julie Dufour
Muhammad Yunus believed that credit is a human right. By lending tiny amounts to the poorest women in Bangladesh, he proved that trust and opportunity — not charity — is what people need to lift themselves out of hunger.
645M people chronically undernourished (2025)
3Goal 3 · Good Health
Ricardo Alcántara · Cecilia Varela
In a time when most hospitals were places of fear, one nurse believed that cleanliness, care and dignity could save lives. The House of Hope became a beacon of modern healthcare — proving that compassion is medicine.
14.3M children with no vaccinations at all
4Goal 4 · Quality Education
Ricardo Alcántara · Eliana Gutiérrez
Maria Montessori believed that children learn best when they are free to explore. Her children's house was revolutionary — treating every child as capable, curious and deserving of the best education.
273M children and youth out of school
5Goal 5 · Gender Equality
Ricardo Alcántara · Noemí Villamuza
Isabel had ideas that the world was not ready for. She was told to be quiet, to be smaller, to fit in. But bright ideas cannot be contained — and hers changed everything around her.
27.4% of parliament seats held by women (2026)
6Goal 6 · Clean Water
Ricardo Alcántara · Eva Sánchez Gómez
He cupped water in his hands and understood that water is life itself. The Water Man devoted his life to ensuring that every village, every child, every living thing had access to the most essential resource on Earth.
74% have safely managed drinking water (2024)
7Goal 7 · Clean Energy
Ricardo Alcántara · Matías Acosta
She furrowed her brow and looked at the horizon where the wind turbines turned. Energy can be clean, free and endless — if only we choose to reach for it. Her generation would not inherit a broken world.
655M people without electricity (2024)
8Goal 8 · Decent Work
Ricardo Alcántara · Jordi Vila Delclòs
Nelson Mandela's mother watched him with a gaze that said: you will change the world. Decent work is not just a job — it is dignity, freedom and the right to shape your own destiny.
138M children in child labour
9Goal 9 · Innovation & Infrastructure
Ricardo Alcántara · Eva Sánchez Gómez
She stood at the chalkboard and proved that mathematics is the language of possibility. Innovation is not magic — it is curiosity, persistence and the courage to ask: what if?
96% covered by mobile broadband (2026)
10Goal 10 · Reduced Inequalities
Ricardo Alcántara · Federico Delicado
He raised his baton and the orchestra followed — people from every background, every country, every walk of life. Music proved that inequality is not inevitable. When we create together, everyone rises.
1 in 5 faced discrimination in the past year
11Goal 11 · Sustainable Cities
David Fernández Sifres · Cecilia Varela
A woman and her dog walked the riverside where factories once stood. Now there were gardens, benches, children playing. Cities are living things — and like all living things, they can be healed.
1.16B people live in slums or informal settlements
12Goal 12 · Responsible Consumption
David Fernández Sifres · Rebeca Luciani
One chicken thigh. That was all they had. But it was enough — because enough is a radical idea. This story asks us to rethink what we consume, what we waste, and what truly nourishes us.
1.05B t of food wasted by consumers every year
13Goal 13 · Climate Action
David Fernández Sifres · María Pascual de la Torre
She raised her hand and stopped the traffic of indifference. Climate action starts with one person saying: enough. Murphy was not just a name — it was a movement, a cry, a demand for the future.
1.43°C warmer than pre-industrial times (2025)
14Goal 14 · Life Below Water
David Fernández Sifres · Jordi Vila Delclòs
He put on his diving glasses and entered another world — silent, blue, breathtaking and fragile. Beneath the surface, life is stranger and more precious than we imagine. To protect it, we must first see it.
35.5% of fish stocks are overfished
15Goal 15 · Life on Land
David Fernández Sifres · Ester García
He emerged from the jungle surrounded by parrots and ancient trees. A lifetime of listening to nature had taught him that every species is a word in the story of life. Lose one and the story changes forever.
41M ha of forest lost since 2015
16Goal 16 · Peace & Justice
David Fernández Sifres · Eva Sánchez Gómez
She held the torch high, the doves circling above her. Peace is not the absence of conflict — it is the courage to choose dialogue over violence, justice over power, and truth over convenience.
117M people forcibly displaced (June 2025)
17Goal 17 · Partnerships
David Fernández Sifres · Rebeca Luciani
A boy on a bicycle with a dog, a basket full of problems and a world full of solutions. The biggest problems are solved together — not by heroes alone, but by everyone, everywhere, doing their small part.
$174.3B official development aid (2025)
Books available in seven languages; the platform, videos and lesson plans in thirteen. The full stories are unlocked with a family or school plan.
