AFRICAN LIBRARY PROJECT
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Target demographics: Africans, especially students, who have no access to books and information
Direct beneficiaries per year: 200,000
Geographic areas served: Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland
Mission:
The African Library Project starts and improves small libraries in sub-Saharan Africa to promote literacy and education.
Results:
Since 2005, we have started or improved 890 small libraries in Botswana, Cameroon, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ghana.
We have made over 500 partnerships in the U.S. with schools, companies, individuals, youth groups, Scouts, and families.
We have shipped over 975,000 books to Africa serving over 800,00 readers.
We have made over 500 partnerships in the U.S. with schools, companies, individuals, youth groups, Scouts, and families.
We have shipped over 975,000 books to Africa serving over 800,00 readers.
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Coy2
04/05/13
I have never been able to have the direct, positive impact on others that I have experienced with the African Library Project. Being able to create school libraries, where there are none, and, thereby, improve the standard of living and quality of life of children has been extremely rewarding for ...
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veronicah_njuguna
10/17/12
African Library Project has made such an impact in my life. I am an immigrant from Kenya, Africa and when I came to America, I stepped into a library for the first time. In Africa I had never been exposed to any books besides the textbooks we got in school. My grandmother who raised me was ...
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TravelingQuill
09/29/12
I began volunteering for the African Library Project (ALP) in January 2012. For the last several years, I have worked with a variety of non-profits to raise awareness on human rights and literacy. ALP by far is one of the most organized non-profits I have worked with, which is made even more ...
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