favl 2009 annual report
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Friends of African Village Libraries2009 Annual Report
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About FAVL
• Commitment: FAVL is committed to the long-term management of and support for small community libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Mission: FAVL is dedicated to increasing access to reading material and other information in rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Our Approach• FAVL works with village community to establish libraries
– Village provides building, plot of land and management committee
– FAVL refurbishes building, trains and pays librarians and supervises library
– FAVL purchases and produces books relevant to the community– FAVL works with both local and national institutions– FAVL brings volunteers for stays in villages– Partner with a local non-profit
• Overall, the model is management intensive and long-term commitment
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FAVL Libraries
FAVL has established 13 libraries, 8 in Burkina Faso, 3 in Ghana, 1 in Tanzania and 1 in Ghana, and has over 60 member libraries as a part of the Uganda Community Library Association
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FAVL libraries
• FAVL-managed libraries– Work with village community to establish
libraries: FAVL refurbishes, provides books, trains, pays and supervises librarians, organizes volunteers, etc.
• FAVL-supported libraries– Help with “friends of” infrastructure
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FAVL Libraries
• FAVL also established and supports the Uganda Community Library Association (UgCLA) with over 60 member libraries.
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Our Partners
• New Partnerships in 2009– FAVL and Poverty Eradication Network (PEN) Trust– UgCLA and Under the Reading Tree– FastPencil
• Existing Partners– CESRUD– Chalula Primary School– Kathy Knowles of Osu Children’s Library Fund
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Looking Forward
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2009 Financial Summary
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West Africa Library Statistics Burkina Faso Visits
Bereba 17,022
Dohoun 7,846
Karaba 6,141
Koumbia 6,489
Sara 5,579
Boni 9,651
Dimikuy 2,582
Sub-Total 55,310
Ghana Visits
Gowrie-Kunkua 11,974
Sherigu 18,054
Sumbrungu 34,563
Sub-Total 64,591
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East Africa Library StatisticsTanzania Visits
Chalula 9,684
Sub-Total 9.684
Uganda Visits
Kitengesa 6,495
Sub-Total 6,495
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2009 Highlights
• Summer Reading Camps • Two new libraries in Burkina Faso• New Field Foundation Grant• UgCLA membership increase of 50%• Reading West Africa Program• Micro-Publishing• Library Conferences
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Summer Reading Camps
• Five village libraries in Burkina Faso hosted summer reading camps thanks to a grant from the Lisle Foundation
• One camp was hosted at the Sumbrungu Community Library in Ghana
• The camps were a huge success
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New FAVL Libraries in Burkina Faso
• Two new FAVL supported libraries were established in the villages of Boni and Dimikuy
• The Boni Library opened in March 2009 with 925 books
• The Dimikuy library opened in October 2009 with a stock of 600 books
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New Field Foundation Grant
• FAVL received a grant of $4,352 from the New Field Foundation fund to make both Boni and Dimikuy Community libraries more attractive to girl readers
• This was completed by: – Providing more female oriented books– Publish 25 of four girl oriented microbooks– Conducting reading programs with female staff– Build two separate latrines: Male and Female– Build an outside reading circle
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New Field Foundation Grant
A girl and boy latrine at the Dimikuy Community Library
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Uganda Community Library Association
• UgCLA had a total of 42 member libraries by the end of 2009, increasing 50% since 2008
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UgCLA hosted two conferences• February 2009– UgCLA’s Annual General Meeting– “Libraries as Centers for Education and Development”
Workshop• Two day workshop• Attended by 35 • Participants included UgCLA library members and librarian of
FAVL managed Chalula Community Library• July 2009– “Library Management” Workshop
• Two day workshop• Attended by 30
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UgCLA Conference
(Right to Left) Alain Sissao, Kate Parry, and unidentified workshop attendee
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Kwekitui Librarian’s Conference
• Tanzania Library supporters hosted the Kwekitui Librarian’s Conference in Lushoto on August 6th
• Conference was planned by FAVL supporter Sarah Switzer, Rodgers and Kate Parry
• Attendees included the literacy group Haki Elimu, visitors from Moshi, a Rwandan NGO called Ready for Reading, eleven members of UgCLA and the District Secondary School Education Officer.
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Kwekitui Library Attendees
Lushoto, Tanzania
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Pan African “Reading for All” Conference
• Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania• UgCLA contributed two presentations – Aug. 11 – Kate Parry and Daniel Ahimbisbwe
spoke about “What happens when you read a lot.”
– Aug. 13 – Kate Parry and Grace Musoke spoke about “An expanding movement” as a part of a colloquium on “An infrastructure for development: Community libraries in Uganda.”
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Reading West Africa study abroad program
• FAVL, in partnership with Santa Clara University, launched its first year of the Reading West Africa program
• Nine university students embarked on an intensive four-month immersion experience in Burkina Faso.
• The program offers five classes for students focusing on Francophone literature, development in West Africa, French Language and Photography
• The program consists of two parts:– First six weeks are spent in the capital, Ouagadougou– Second six weeks are spent interning at FAVL community
libraries
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Reading West Africa
Reading West Africa students group photos in Hounde Town, Burkina Faso
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Reading West Africa – Making books
• During the six weeks spent at FAVL libraries, students aligned their photography class with their village experiences to create culturally relevant children’s books
• Books are published using an online publishing platform provided by FastPencil
• Books are approximately $6.00 to publish• In 2009, RWA students have published about
30 books
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Making Books – Microbooks• The children books produced by RWA students
are a part of FAVL’s microbook publishing initiative
• FAVL hopes to produce books featuring stories and photos from the villages where FAVL libraries reside
• These books will help inspire a reading culture by providing material that is of interest to the children reading them
• Most books will be printed in both the language of instruction and local languages
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Micro-Books