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Ugandan Community Library AssociationUgCLA
Lavinia Gadsden Trip to Uganda August 9-24, [email protected]
Uganda Community Library Associationis an organization of grassroots libraries in mostly rural communities
throughout Uganda.
These libraries are founded by members of communities of all sizes. They find buildings, books and local volunteers to make a library available
so that local children and adults will have books to read. Uganda is building a culture of reading.
UgCLA has over 80 member libraries.Each is individually run by its local
community.
The dream:Libraries across Uganda full of books
so children and adults can learn to read.
Universal primary school education is available, but there are no books to give anyone the opportunity to practice the skill of reading.
And once they graduate from primary school? Libraries can make a significant difference!
Gayaza Family Resource Centre
One of 3 meeting places with a limited number of books. Augustine Napagi, the master mind and leader of these centres carries books
from one centre to another.
A local school teacher volunteers to meet with children and their mothers twice a week in this 3 sided bamboo shelter.
Gayaza Family Resource Centre
Kate Parry, the Director of UgCLA Library Leader, Augustine Napagi
Kazoi, Local Teacher
also Supervised by Augustine Napagi
Children suddenly appeared out of nowhere once they heard of my visit.
Gayaza Family Resource Centre
I brought them 25 new books, lots with fun features such as music or pop-ups.
Kyabutaika Community Library
Director: Frederick KasoziLocal business man who is main financial source of funding
for the building and a man to keep the doors open for the children and adults.
Kyabutaika Community Library
Students studying very focused and undisturbed by all the commotion
of the kids.
Some of the kidsoutside the library.
The Blessed Foster Family Foundation LibraryLwanyi Village, Masaka District, Uganda
Prince Mawanda,
Chairman of the Foundation and Librarian
is in the grey suit jacket on the left.
His daughter in his arms.
Inside the library with the community children and adults.
The Blessed Foster Family Foundation LibraryLwanyi Village, Masaka District, Uganda
Local children outside the library.
Kitengesa Community LibraryBuwuuga Sub-County
Masaka District
“A small library in a remote village of south western Uganda has expanded into a national network which benefits thousands of people.
The facility has inspired children and adults alike to raise their literacy levels.” Mike Woodridge of BBC reports: Video below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11499311
Video: Mike Wooldridge of BBC reports.8 October 2010
11 years of hard work to build a library of this size, with a collection of 3,000 books in both
Ugandan and English, lots of afterschool programs for students,
and a following of adults learning to read.
I was amazed with the fascination these teenagers had for the pictures books and the enjoyment they showed as I read
to them.
Groups of Mothers come in on Saturdays to learn to read to their children.
Kitengesa Community Library
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Bushikori Christian CentreMabanga Village, Buirabi Parish, Bunghoko Subcountry, Mbale
Show and Tell – science, history and picture books.
Jane, the librarian and one of the school classes that crowd her library
as often as possible.
Bushikori Christian CentreIn the middle of nowhere.
Two of the school kids in front of the shelves of books
Jane Ojok at her circulation desk!
A library built to support the local school.
Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan and Needy Project
Emmanuel Norman Nakhokhois a 20 year old villager who has raised money to
help build this mud brick school, one room at a time.
Soon he will add a library.How has he done it?
Facebook : $5 - $20.00 at a time
This project is an amazing. It is a tiny village up in the mountains
on the border of Kenya.
One of three classrooms
Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan and Needy Project
Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan and Needy Project
The favorite!Elmo Goes on Safari
With the button to push for music!!
Some of the Nakhokho family’s8 children.
I brought 200 new books from the United States to distribute to the libraries I visited.
Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan and Needy Project
Two of Emmanuel’s sisters.Emmanuel’s Family, his mother and
father are teachers in the school.
Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan Project
Mt Elgon, border between Kenya and Uganda
Emmanuel’s home and outhouse below
I left Uganda and spent 5 days in Rwanda.
I visited 2 other organizations:
Ready for Reading is another non-profit that met with the UgCLA
Advisory Committee to share ideas.
Miracle Corners is an organization that a friend introduced me to. She is
a major supporter.
I visited a library built by another non-profit organization named
Ready for Reading. It has a different model. The money for this library was raised in the United States, It
is being supported by money that is raised in the United States.
Kagugu Primary School LibraryKigali, Rwanda
http://readyforreading.org
Kagugu Primary School Library
Fifth Grade class reading picture books in English
Emmanuel, the school librarian in his library
Emmanuel and a teacher outside the Library/Reading Hall
Miracle Corners outside Kigali, Rwanda
Another model of improving communities.
http://www.mcwglobal.org/
“The Community Development Initiative of Miracle Corners aims to develop sustainable youth-focused learning centers as spaces for education, exchange and entrepreneurship
in communities in Africa.”
My interest in seeing Miracle Corner’s new community center was/is my relationship with Jacqueline Murekatete.
She is the only survivor in her family of 7 to survive the Rwandan genocide.
• Jacqueline is raising money and most importantly awareness of genocide around the world.
• She is the founder of Jacqueline's Human Rights Corner. Mental and physical health services will be provided to the millions of survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
Jacqueline's vision is a world without genocide and a peaceful and stable Rwanda.
The end of an amazing journey
The Golden Monkeys Volcanoes National Park
Outside of Kinigi, Rwanda
Audio/Video clip from my visit to the Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphan
and Needy Project