This newsletter provides updates on the activities of Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL), a non-profit organization that supports libraries in Africa. FAVL works with 18 libraries in 4 countries to develop literacy programs and provide training for library staff. Key updates include: a new coordinator for FAVL's Ghana libraries; expanded health camps in Ugandan libraries; a project to create 20 new libraries in Burkina Faso; and the production of 4 new children's books in local languages. FAVL is also working on a new library for the village of Sebba in Burkina Faso through fundraising efforts.
The Uganda Community Libraries Association (UgCLA) is a networking organization for community libraries in Uganda. It was registered as a national NGO in 2007 and since then has been joined by over 100 member libraries, more than 20 of which were founded as a result of UgCLA’s existence and encouragement.
What are School Libraries and School Librarians?Johan Koren
Looks at definitions and roles of the school library and the school librarian and follows the development of standards and guidelines for school libraries from 1845-2009. Considers also the radical new definition set out by R. David Lankes.
The Uganda Community Libraries Association (UgCLA) is a networking organization for community libraries in Uganda. It was registered as a national NGO in 2007 and since then has been joined by over 100 member libraries, more than 20 of which were founded as a result of UgCLA’s existence and encouragement.
What are School Libraries and School Librarians?Johan Koren
Looks at definitions and roles of the school library and the school librarian and follows the development of standards and guidelines for school libraries from 1845-2009. Considers also the radical new definition set out by R. David Lankes.
1. Research service for students taking the Indigenous social work 321
2. Information literacy for the ECD class researching about Early Childhood Development theories
3. IS1102 class connecting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
4. Resources for the students for the Indigenous Social Work degree
5. Psychology 1500 Basic Psychological Processes research assignment used online databases
6. Statistics Canada presentation about the upcoming Census 2016 for the research class on November 16
7. NAIT librarian visited our library on November 16
8. Indigenous Knowledge Workshop on November 21 at the Wetaskiwin Museum
9. Public lecture about Indigenous Methodologies on November 23rd
10. First Nations Knowledge Services Without Borders, April 13-15, 2016
11. Open Education Conference
PPT for the AASL 2009 Conference Session, "Growing Learners Together: Successful School & Public Library Partnerships."
One library is never enough. It takes two (and sometimes more) for a successful workable productive alliance. Learn the secrets behind nationally successful school and public library partnerships--from early childhood and teen parenting programs, Every Family
Reads one-author program, community reading projects, and Books 2 U book talking services. Ideas that can be implemented in
individual libraries or through a system –wide approach will be described.
Links to successful partnership programs, which will be shared, are housed on the newly reorganized ALSC Website at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/partnerships/coopacts/schoolplcoopprogs.cfm. Be inspired by this showcase of programs adaptable for your library.
Diversity Equality Inclusive Initiatives in UCC and USCElaine Harrington
The goal of the International Librarians Networking Program (ILNP) is to assist librarians from around the world to network and expand their skills in librarianship through a cooperative and collaborative program. The program is designed to be self guided, allowing participants to form a collaborative relationship with one another for four months and the opportunity to continue networking after the program ends. The International Librarians Networking Program is part of the American Library Association International Relations Round Table.
The 2021 cohort comprised 62 people from 27 countries selected for pair networking. There had been 270 original applicants from 39 different countries. I was paired with Dr Win Shih, Director of Integrated Library Systems at the University of Southern California. The ILNP final project was to create an academic poster arising from the conversations during the four month period. We completed one on Diversity Equality Inclusion initiatives in UCC & USC.
1. Research service for students taking the Indigenous social work 321
2. Information literacy for the ECD class researching about Early Childhood Development theories
3. IS1102 class connecting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
4. Resources for the students for the Indigenous Social Work degree
5. Psychology 1500 Basic Psychological Processes research assignment used online databases
6. Statistics Canada presentation about the upcoming Census 2016 for the research class on November 16
7. NAIT librarian visited our library on November 16
8. Indigenous Knowledge Workshop on November 21 at the Wetaskiwin Museum
9. Public lecture about Indigenous Methodologies on November 23rd
10. First Nations Knowledge Services Without Borders, April 13-15, 2016
11. Open Education Conference
PPT for the AASL 2009 Conference Session, "Growing Learners Together: Successful School & Public Library Partnerships."
One library is never enough. It takes two (and sometimes more) for a successful workable productive alliance. Learn the secrets behind nationally successful school and public library partnerships--from early childhood and teen parenting programs, Every Family
Reads one-author program, community reading projects, and Books 2 U book talking services. Ideas that can be implemented in
individual libraries or through a system –wide approach will be described.
Links to successful partnership programs, which will be shared, are housed on the newly reorganized ALSC Website at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/partnerships/coopacts/schoolplcoopprogs.cfm. Be inspired by this showcase of programs adaptable for your library.
Diversity Equality Inclusive Initiatives in UCC and USCElaine Harrington
The goal of the International Librarians Networking Program (ILNP) is to assist librarians from around the world to network and expand their skills in librarianship through a cooperative and collaborative program. The program is designed to be self guided, allowing participants to form a collaborative relationship with one another for four months and the opportunity to continue networking after the program ends. The International Librarians Networking Program is part of the American Library Association International Relations Round Table.
The 2021 cohort comprised 62 people from 27 countries selected for pair networking. There had been 270 original applicants from 39 different countries. I was paired with Dr Win Shih, Director of Integrated Library Systems at the University of Southern California. The ILNP final project was to create an academic poster arising from the conversations during the four month period. We completed one on Diversity Equality Inclusion initiatives in UCC & USC.
Francophone Africa has, unfortunately, a deficit in the production of children’s literature. In view of the difficulties in acquiring children’s books, FAVL undertook the process of experimenting with a variety of book production strategies. Today I describe the results of two of those strategies: the production of photo books, and the creation of a center in Houndé to print and distribute locally authored reading materials.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptx
Favl newsletter August 2015
1. Friends of African Village Libraries Newsletter August 2015
Address: P.O. Box 90533, San Jose, CA 95109 Email: info@favl.org Website & Blog: www.favl.org
FAVL’s mission is to help create and
foster a culture of reading. Generous
donors and volunteers enable us to work
with local communities and non-profit
organizations to support 18 libraries in
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania and
Uganda, to develop innovative literacy
programs and to provide ongoing library
staff training. FAVL also supports the
Uganda Community Library Association
with 81 member libraries.
As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
donations to FAVL are tax-deductible.
A team of North American volunteers
supports the FAVL paid staff in Africa.
Current fundraising priorities:
Building an endowment for each of the
FAVL-supported community libraries
Renewing stock of locally-purchased
books by African authors
Producing more micro-books in local
languages and languages of instruction
West Africa Director
Michael Kevane
Professor of Economics
Santa Clara University
mkevane@scu.edu
East Africa Director
Kate Parry
Professor of English
Hunter College
City University of New York
kateparry@earthlink.net
Meet New FAVL Coordinator for Ghana
Paul Ayutoliya
FAVL and the Center for Sustainable Rural
Development (CESRUD) are excited to an-
nounce the appointment of Paul Ayutoliya as
our new Ghana Coordinator. Paul, from Sum-
brungu in the Upper East region of Ghana, took
over the leadership in February 2015.
Paul has been working diligently and with great
passion to fulfill his duties. He visits each of
FAVL's three Ghana libraries every week to
measure patterns in library patronage, book
checkouts and material usage. He observes librarians and users interacting, and
records which books and activities are most popular with our child and adult read-
ers. In his first visits to FAVL's three libraries supported
in Ghana, Paul met with the local library committees and
citizens of the community to
introduce himself as the new
coordinator, to discover how the
library programs are going, and
to learn about the steps that the
communities have put in place
to ensure the library’s long-term
sustainability. Paul emphasized
the mission of FAVL that every child and adult should be
able to seize the opportunity to pick up a book and read.
In his various reports (posted to the FAVL blog), Paul writes about the seasonal
and locational variations in library usage. “At Gowrie-
Kunkua I went round the tables to look at what each of
the [older children] was studying. Some... read social
studies, mathematics, science, while others read story
books....including Crocodile Bread by Kathy Knowles,
Fati and the Honey Tree, My Big Alphabet book, the
Strange Bird and many others.” While Sumbrungu Li-
brary users in early May were engaged in reading, story-
telling, s puzzles, and group reading, by late May the library was abuzz with stu-
dents from the polytechnic writing their second semester exams. Paul has noted
also the importance of FAVL's expanded evening
library hours when the libraries are illuminated by
solar power. During this time, girls are more likely
to be able to use the library after completing their
homework and helping their mothers prepare
supper.
We welcome Paul to FAVL and appreciate his
commitment to helping improve the FAVL Ghana
community libraries and to support their pro-
grams, staff, and users of all ages and genders.
2. Beoog Biiga II Project Creating 20 New Libraries in Burkina
Uganda Summer Health Camps: Back by Popular Demand!
The Health Camps project funded by Electronic Information for Libraries
(EIFL) in Uganda that met with enthusiastic response last year has been great-
ly enhanced and expanded. Youth participation grew from 103 in August
2014 to 525 in June 2015.
In last year's project, students in five libraries of the Uganda Community Li-
braries Association (UgCLA) immersed themselves in learning to access and
research health information on computers, discussing health issues—
especially HIV/AIDS—playing games and eating nutritious meals.
This year each of the host community libraries set up a Youth Leadership
Group to continue the discussions begun at the camp, spread the word through
school health clubs, and carry out nutritional projects such as vegetable gar-
dens and even one fishpond.
The impact assessment of the 2014 camps has just been completed by UgCLA. These are the main findings: The partici-
pants were unanimously enthusiastic, describing the camps as educative, organized, helpful, good, great and fantastic.
Many recommended longer and more frequent camps. The activity most often mentioned was mastering computer skills,
but participants also responded warmly to the subject of caring for the sick.
Parents were encouraging as well: “According to what my son obtained from the camp,” observed one, “it was good be-
cause there is at least a change in his behaviors both at home and in his friends. [Before] he had no interest in reading
books but now he tries his best to read books and … he is now an English-speaking boy.”
The facilitators (there were three for each camp: the librarian, a teacher and a health worker) found the camps inspiring.
A teacher reported, “It made me a changed person because before the camp I couldn’t involve myself in the voluntary
work.” One librarian enthused, “The Health Camp project has very much transformed the Resource Centre [and]
empowered me and my colleagues to manage the Centre as a 21st
not a 20th
-century facility.”
Campers tending their garden at Nambi
Sseppuuya Community Resource Centre
In January 2015, FAVL signed a contract with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to help local governments establish and
manage 20 community libraries over the next four years in the remote Bam and Sanmatenga provinces of northern
Burkina Faso. Since then, FAVL staff have been working intensively on this challenging undertaking.
FAVL has hired two program officers, a regional coordinator, and two animateurs (who work with librarians to imple-
ment programs). Planning is currently underway for training of the newly selected community librarians in October.
Staff have developed a comprehensive list of more than 400 books to be purchased as the initial collection for each
library. FAVL is taking advantage of CRS’s extensive experience with rigorous accounting and auditing procedures.
New software ensures close tracking of funds, and internal controls minimize the risk of waste or diversion.
Almost all the villages have selected a building to be refurbished and repurposed for use as a
library. FAVL's approach is to refurbish existing buildings, often abandoned meeting halls,
teacher houses or storehouses. After CRS technicians finish inspecting the buildings, local build-
ing contractors will submit bids for the refurbishment. One community, Kongoussi, will refur-
bish an existing public library previously established with assistance from the French govern-
ment (photo on right).
FAVL is looking forward to opening most of the libraries by the end of 2015!
3. FAVL Produces Four
New Books for Early Readers
New Sebba Library in Progress
Sanou Dounko, director of FAVL Burkina Faso, has taken
the lead in creating four superb new children's picture
books. Printed through online publisher FastPencil.com,
copies of each will be distributed to FAVL libraries.
Julie visite le jardin du village
(Julie Visits the Village Gar-
den), by Dounko Sanou, tells
the story of a little girl explor-
ing a vegetable garden. With
pictures of plants and tools,
young readers learn basic vo-
cabulary associated with a typ-
ical garden in Burkina Faso.
Le Festival du Cheval (The
Horse Festival) is by Molly
Morrison, a Peace Corps volun-
teer who spent a year leading
the Multimedia Center in
Houndé. With vivid pictures
and exceptional drawings, Mol-
ly brings to life the story of an
expedition to Barani to see the
traditional festival.
La Culture de la Femme à
Béréba (Work Group in Bé-
réba) by Dounko Sanou,
shares one of many Burkina
Faso customs. The husband
(and most of the village)
helps harvest his wife’s par-
ents’ cotton field. The work
is celebratory and convivial!
Zenemi KOURA, a biography
written by Dounko Sanou with
graphics and drawings by Mol-
ly Morrison. The book follows
Koura from adolescent soldier
to successful adult farmer.
Through words and images, we
discover an openness to change
and a strong will to survive and
adapt.
Plans are underway for a new library in Sebba village,
Burkina Faso, through the initiative of Ethan Greeley,
a Maryland middle-schooler. Ethan chose to use part
of the money he raised for his Bar Mitzvah to launch
this project in the village in which his mother grew up.
His parents, Salamatou and David Greeley, are also
actively raising
funds. The Global
Mitzvah Program of
Temple Emanuel in
Kensington, MD,
generously donated
the funds to purchase
necessary furniture
for the library.
Sebba is located in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. It
has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world: 31%
of children drop out before finishing primary school.
FAVL hopes to open the library before the start of the
new school year in October. This project will help the
community of Sebba to organize effective reading pro-
grams and to increase accessibility to books.
FAVL has already made several site visits, and the
community leaders are excited about the project. The
students are enthusiastic, stating that they love to read
and will welcome easier access to books. They also
hope the library will enrich their vocabulary, their
knowledge, and their performance in school.
5th grade students in Sebba
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The weekly Girls’
Health Clubs in four
FAVL libraries in
Burkina Faso's Tuy
region provided sup-
port for girls facing the
challenges of their teen
years, when pregnancy
and early marriage are
forcing girls to drop
out of school. Guided by librarians, members discussed
health concerns and learned to use smartphones to re-
search their questions. Although family planning is part
of the school curriculum, teachers who feel uncomfort-
able with the topic often skip it. This project was fund-
ed by EIFL, Electronic Information for Libraries.
Girls’ Health Clubs Bridged Gap
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Students from St Joseph’s Primary School, visiting Kitengesa Library in Uganda,
take a break from reading for an energizing game with Canadian volunteers.
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