FAVL 2009 Annual Report

Friends of African Village Libraries 2009 Annual Report

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.

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

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

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

FAVL Libraries
FAVL also established and supports the Uganda Community Library Association (UgCLA) with over 60 member libraries.

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

Looking Forward

2009 Financial Summary

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

East Africa Library Statistics Tanzania Visits Chalula 9,684 Sub-Total 9.684 Uganda Visits Kitengesa 6,495 Sub-Total 6,495

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

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

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

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

New Field Foundation Grant A girl and boy latrine at the Dimikuy Community Library

Uganda Community Library Association
UgCLA had a total of 42 member libraries by the end of 2009, increasing 50% since 2008

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

UgCLA Conference (Right to Left) Alain Sissao, Kate Parry, and unidentified workshop attendee

Kwekitui Librarian’s Conference
Tanzania Library supporters hosted the Kwekitui Librarian’s Conference in Lushoto on August 6 th
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.

Kwekitui Library Attendees Lushoto, Tanzania

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.”

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

Reading West Africa Reading West Africa students group photos in Hounde Town, Burkina Faso

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

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

Micro-Books

FAVL 2009 Annual Report

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