Africa: "Culture of Reading" Campaign
Kenya (2007) 
Chamasiri Community Learning Center (GOAL: $4,000.00)
TESO DISTRICT (Western Kenya)-TARGET DATE: March 10, 2007
Matthew Wille of Flanders, New Jersey, and members of his synagogue (Temple Hatikvah) are working on a Bar Mitzvah project to create the first public library in Chamasiri along with a Community Learning Center. He is working with local schools, libraries and even the nearby Barnes and Noble Bookstore to collect books for the library.
Maryhill Girls High School (Eastern Kenya, Thica): GOAL: $2,000.00
Maryhill was established in 1933 as an all girls school. Current enrollment is some 560 girls (full capacity +). Current classroom size is about 47/48 students.
GLP Program Goals at Maryhill
- Restocking the school library.
- Creating classroom collections.
- Expanding science capacity.
- Providing appropriate equipment, science texts and lab manuals.
- Expanding capacity of the computer center.
- Providing appropriate texts and developing a hands-on computer repair class
Nigeria (2007)
Reading Associationof Nigeria: School Libraries (GOAL: $16,500.00)
The Six Geopolitical Zones & the Federal Capital Territory - TARGET: 2007
Creation of a series of model school libraries(25-30) that are geared to complement and enhance the learning activities of students in their daily curriculum.
For more information see here.
South Africa (2007)
Randfontein Community Learning Center (GOAL: $8,000.00)
Randfontein, Gauteng Province- TARGET DATE: July 10, 2007
Creation of a Community Learning Centerand seven school libraries to serve Randfontein, a town in northeastern South Africa, in Gauteng province, 20 km (12 mi) west of Johannesburg. Randfontein (2006 Municipality population 138,005 est. ) is an industrial town. Its economy centers on gold and uranium mining and textile manufacturing. Ores from local mines are also refined here, and the town serves as the processing center and market for the surrounding agricultural area.
REASON FOR NEED: Province-wide, 59.4% of residents have not completed high school, putting them at a severe disadvantage across the board from employment prospects to quality of life. Some 25.8% of the Gauteng population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 92.4% are Black African, 3.3% are Coloured, 0.8% are Indian/Asian, and 3.5% are White. Of the Ranfontein population 27.8% is unemployed with some 19.7% of the 15-65 population being illiterate.
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Kenya
Kakapel
Community Learning Resource Center Library (Established Summer 2003, Kenya)
GLP volunteers visited Teso District in Western Kenya during the summer of 2003 where they worked with members of the surrounding community to create a community library at Kakapel Community Learning Resource Center.
For more information contact Sivan Yosef (Project CLOSED)
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Science Library (2002-2003, Kenya)
Global Literacy Project science library established at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with the contribution of journals and reference texts sent in 2002.
For more information contact Sivan Yosef (Project CLOSED)
