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 | 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 | Jun 2, 2020 | Blog
Kathryn Sonnie is a living example of manifesting success. She was a teacher working with Global Hope Alliance, an organization that builds schools and libraries in Africa. When others found out what she was doing, the amazing people in her networks wanted to fill the...
by Staff | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog
In case you missed it, we’ve highlighted some of our wonderful African teacher-librarians and partners to celebrate National Library Week. Here are some who you may not have heard about yet. Gift Phimba Gift is a librarian in the Dedza district of Malawi at Magaleta...
by Staff | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Stories
Malawi Needs Libraries Did you know the literacy rate there is 62 percent? Students in Malawi can go for years without having the opportunity to read a book. For comparison, the United States has a 99 percent literacy rate. This disparity often comes down to the...
