Photo: Monica Letsoha, ALP Lesotho Partner, spreading the love of reading to students during a school visit. Monica Letsoha’s story is one of dedication to literacy and community. She continues to draw inspiration from her mother, whom she considers her hero and...
African Library project aims to end the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by working with rural African libraries to improve literacy and support the spread of education. A few actions include starting libraries, training local teacher-librarians, supporting HIV/AIDS...
Tatiana Santos, Youth Program Manager Likes: Poetry, Baking, Singing, Creative Self-Expression Location: Las Vegas, NV About Tatiana “My mother is a journalist, so her job had us bouncing around a lot growing up. That experience of moving around so much and being...
Ever since the third grade, Mira Wadehra knew she wanted to get involved with the African Library Project. In her freshman year of high school, Mira volunteered to host two book drives for schools in Malawi. Loving the experience so much, Mira did another Malwai book...
Michael Gottfried, a senior at Penn State, has made extraordinary contributions to the African Library Project. Inspired by his hard work, we created a new award to honor his service: the African Literacy Warrior award. Since his freshman year at Penn, Michael has...
Congratulations to Amday and his fellow students on the completion of their first African library through the strength of their student organization Unite Africa. It can be a lot of work to complete one, but getting as many people as possible involved...
