by Staff | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
Dear friends of African Library Project, I’m back from my 5 week sojourn in Uganda and thought that I should let you know what I did and what I saw while I was there. And perhaps tell you a little bit about myself. I met two key people, Cathy Kreutter, a former...
by Staff | Sep 26, 2022 | BDO, Blog, Children, Teens, and Families
African Library Project – 2022: Malawi, Alinane Junior Academy and Dunduzu Primary School Being a part of the African Library Project taught us to be more considerate, organized, and thoughtful. Knowing that the books we have collected will benefit children’s...
by Staff | Aug 11, 2022 | Blog, Children, Teens, and Families, School, Stories
A collection of student’s own narratives about reading and their school’s ALP library. Stories collected from January – March 2022. “The organization and cleanness of the library, plus the availability of a wide range of books, are enough to...
by Staff | Jun 8, 2022 | BDO, Blog, Children, Teens, and Families
African Library Project, Uganda, Bukeda Union Vision Nursery and Primary School, 2021 Knowing that the books we send you may be the first time you hold and experience them builds a bond between us over an ocean and thousands of miles. It makes us very proud and gives...
by Staff | May 4, 2022 | Blog
On Monday, April 25, 2022, the US-based NGO African Library Project awarded its highest honor, the 2022 Compassion in Action Awards to Jessy Mphunda and Nancy Mpenkansambo. The announcement was made at the African Library Project’s Virtual Partner Summit by...
by Staff | Dec 4, 2020 | BDO, Blog
Grace Tulinsky was inspired to start her first book drive with African Library Project during the Summer of 2018 after she learned, through a research project, about the empowerment education can provide girls in Africa. Since then, she organized five book drives with...
by Staff | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog
enjuba is African Library Project’s most recent partner in Uganda. In Uganda, eight of every ten children of 10 years or under cannot read. enjuba is working to help increase the literacy rate in the country by bringing reading into Ugandan culture. One step they’re...
by Staff | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog
Chris Bradshaw has had a connection to Africa since she spent her junior year studying at Fourah Bay College, part of the University of Sierra Leone. She wanted to help the communities she visited, but wasn’t sure what to do at the time. It wasn’t until years later...
by Staff | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Children, Teens, and Families
November is Family Literacy Month! Reading as a family is so important to children’s development, plus it is amazing for adults as well. Reading to children starting at a young age can instill a life-long love of reading. So, we wanted to share a few ways to celebrate...
by Staff | Oct 10, 2020 | BDO, Blog
In 2019, Zawge volunteered with African Library Project to collect books to start a library in Malawi and his drive ultimately collected a total of 1,100 books! As the book drive organizer, Zawge’s experience went beyond the books collected. He created relationships...
