Girl-centered books to 60 village libraries

Thanks donors for hanging in there with FAVL!  We continue to make lots of efforts to supply the 34 librries in Burkina Faso with new reading materials.  Last month we printed and distributed 15 new photo books.  They mostly feature residents of the village communities where the libraries are located. They can be viewed at our marketplace at fastpencil.com. A couple of covers are included here.  Kids really like these books, and they are written in fairly simple French.

After our last delivery of books in May to Niankorodougou library, we purchased 46 African novels for older readers in the library of Mané (receipt attached).  We have not had a recent purchase of children's books but will do so in the coming months.

Here are some of the highlights of FAVL activities in recent months (you can read more on our blog):

Burkina Faso

• Summer reading camps held in 22 villages (June and July 2017)
• 15 photos books printed and distributed (these feature people in local communities where libraries are located)
• Two new program officers hired and trained
• Mayors in 22 village sites held meetings with FAVL representative to ensure payment of librarian salaries
• A typical library receives 200 visits a month

Ghana

• After school reading program initiated August 2017
• Coordinator Paul Ayutoliya visited libraries in Accra and purchased 115 books for Sumbrungu, Sherigu and Kunkua libraries
• Libraries receive several thousand visits each month

Uganda

• Uganda Community Libraries Association held in August 2017 its annual conference
• Kitengesa Library is thriving
• Interns from Douglas College in Canada volunteered in community libraries

Links:

• FAVL blog

• Receipt books for Mane (PDF)