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Causes: Education, International, International Development, Libraries, Literacy, Promotion of International Understanding, Remedial Reading & Encouragement
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 4,143 small libraries in Botswana, Cameroon, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, ESwatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. We currently work with our African partners in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda. We have made over 2000 partnerships in the U.S. with schools, companies, individuals, youth groups, Scouts, and families. We have shipped 4.1 million+ books to Africa serving over 3 million readers.
Target demographics: Students and communities in Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland who have limited access to books
Direct beneficiaries per year: 250,000 readers in new/improved libraries.
Geographic areas served: The United States and southern Canada
Programs: small libraries in rural areas, librarian training and best practice Summits for our partners in Africa.
ALPer 09/26/2012
Bettina, thank you so much for your support and interest in our work...and thank you for this lovely review.