Book aid international has been supporting libraries in kenya since 1960. Posted in africa, libraries kenya posted on 19062011 leave a comment. Yvonne used the books donated to her school library by book aid international to rewrite her. It manages its book donation programme through local partners in some countries.
The following countries receive significant donations of books from book aid international. We are the uks leading book donation and library support charity. In kenya, our partner the kenya national library service focused its international literacy day celebrations on kwale branch library which is. Kakuma refugee camp isnt one of those places conjured from tv images. The bookfair is organized by the kenya publishers association. Kenya national library service knls, mumias rdol doinyo. Books changing futures in kenya book aid international. The project intends to establish better reading facilities for children in a total of 23 schools and 6 public libraries in tanzania and 6 public libraries in kenya.
The shelves have every category of book you could imagine, from bright and colourful childrens titles, to fiction and even medical, research and academic titles this longstanding partnership is bringing books to communities everywhere. Book aid international worked with knls to repackage and communicate critical content from medical books to underserved kenyan communities. Kenya has a strong network of over 60 public libraries which are used by hundreds of thousands of people. It is not possible to directly contact book aid international for book donations, but a list of local partners is available for ngos to contact for benefiting from this. The edward ndlovu memorial library director of library services jackson ndlovu is set to attend the book aid international 60year partnership conference in nairobi, kenya, next month where he is expected to make a presentation. Book aid international is an international development charity working in partnership with libraries and ngos, in africa and beyond, providing books, resources and training to support an environment in which reading for pleasure, study and lifelong learning can flourish. Book aid international our solar homework club project in kenya s kakuma refugee camp has won a london book fair international excellence award. Join us for a night of kenyan hospitality as we raise funds for our health and education programs in rural western kenya. We appreciate the support accorded to kenya national library service knls by book aid international through the arrival of consignment ken020 yesterday at our offices carrying 42,680 books. Donations from elsevier and other publishers were used to supply the new health corners. Book aid international has been working with the kenya national library service and elimu to pilot the use of handheld computers as a learning tool for chi. Books offer the chance for people to learn, imagine new possibilities and shape their own futures.
Clive nettleton, our director of book aid international, reflects on an evaluation and partnership building visit to kakuma in 2008. We would like to thank players of peoples postcode lottery for funding inspiring readers in kenya and helping us change. Book aid international progress inspiring readers in africa. Empowering farmers, a partnership between knls and the ministry of agriculture, through national farmers. The community ambassador for book aid international sent the. Contacts of actionaid international kenya office in. And, i reflected, it is a huge contribution that book aid international makes in providing the books that fill this library. We want to build a world where everyone has equal access to technology through sustainable it solutions, providing access to highquality equipment and education in the developing world. Book aid international on track in inspiring readers in. Book aid international is a small charity located in the united kingdom that offers free books to organizations in africa and palestine.
Inspiring readers programme is helping students thrive in rumuruti, kenya. The twoyear project will contribute to improving childrens access to highquality reading and learning support materials, and pilot the use of tablets in three selected knls libraries, which will improve the understanding of the role of ict and eresources. Book aid to celebrate annivesary in kenya southern eye. To achieve this objective, the kenya national libraries service knls has partnered with other institutions like book aid international in the acquisition of information materials and supporting reading culture among kenyan communities. How book aid international is fostering academic growth in africa. Book aid international is a registered charity in england and wales charity number 3869 and company number 880754 39 41 coldharbour lane, camberwell, london se5 9nr united kingdom t. Book havens kenya final evaluation book aid international. Book aid international uk kenya karadi path education company. Kenya has a strong network of over 60 public libraries which. The kenya national library service has been working with book aid international to provide health corners in public libraries in 15 towns and cities.
Book aid international provides access to books to people by working with uk publishers to supply brand new books to over 2,600 libraries across africa most of book aid international s work takes place in subsaharan africa, where it supports library services in 11 countries and it also has a small project in the occupied palestinian territories. Hosted by loftus tafe with live african drumming and dancing, an authentic 3 course kenyan feast, charity auction. Every year the charity sends around one million new books to public and community libraries as well as libraries in prisons, refugee camps, hospitals, schools and universities. Book aid international, created in 1954, is the uks major recipient of publisher donated books and is working in partnership with libraries in subsaharan africa providing books, resources and training to support an environment in which reading and lifelong learning can flourish. The charity works in close partnership with libraries and also helps libraries develop their services through its library support projects and programmes. Every year, publishers and other members of the book trade generously donate around one million books to us. In kenya, book aides local partner organization storymoja finds that only 2 percent of public primary schools have libraries. Book aid pilots handheld computers in kenyan libraries. Every year, we aim to ship around one million brand n. I also represent bai in the region, building relationships, and developing new programmes in kenya, uganda, tanzania and zanzibar. Book aid international works with partners in developing countries to create opportunities for people to realise their potential and alleviate poverty. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to the books that will enrich, improve and change their lives.
This kind generosity ensures that the kenyan citizens including the needy have a chance to access vital information resources from libraries located in. Hi, this is rob sarjant, head of programmes and operations at book aid international, reporting directly from somaliland on our work here. The camel scheme is overseen by the kenya national library service, a partner of book aid international, which supplies around 50,000 books to the country each year. Over the three years of their operation 30 librarians have been trained. Book aid international on track in inspiring readers in africa. Between september 2016 and december 2017 our book havens project was implemented in three libraries in the mathare and kibera slums. If you are interested in joining our team please apply. At book aid international, we know that books change lives. In an average year, we make books available to an estimated 28 million people in libraries, schools, universities, hospitals, refugee camps and prisons around the world.
National book development council of kenya nbdck, nairobi, kenya. Over the last 9 months, 3,500 volumes of legal materials have. For the books and elearning pilot project in kenya, in collaboration with the kenya national library service knls. I am book aid international east africa regional representative based in nairobi, kenya with responsibilities of programmes development, programmes implementation, monitoring and reporting of bai programmes. Book aid international is the uks leading international book donation and library development charity. Kenyas children of the desert find that knowledge comes. There were book aid international s cases lying everywhere, and librarians were busy processing the books to get them ready for readers in local branches all across the country. In may 20 primary school children in the eastlands area of nairobi, kenya, were invited to the buruburu library childrens corner for an.
The 21st nairobi international bookfair kenya publishers. A refugee all her life, she was living in limbo in one of the worlds largest refugee camps in kenya. It wont change the world, but it certainly changes the lives of many thousands of people living nowhere. Books from glds library have made their way across the globe to kenya, after being donated to the charity book aid international. Book aid internationals maurice sendak film is up for. Donate books we are always seeking new, recently published books to support readers around the world who would otherwise have few uptodate, relevant books. Book aid international has been working in kenya since 1960, providing books to schools, public, community and university libraries, prisons, refugee camps and hospitals. The projects aim is to support development of knls libraries to serve communities in kenya and to attract more children to an environment conducive to develop the habit of reading. Book aid international works with knls to provide a stock of brandnew books across more than 60 knls network libraries.
Book aid international is a uk registered charity which provides books and supports libraries in africa and around the world. The telephone contacts of actionaid international kenya office in nairobi, kenya are 4440440, 4440444 and 4440449. National book development council of kenya nbdck home. The email address of actionaid international africa regional office in nairobi is info. This record number of countries shortlisted for the seventh london book fair international excellence awards, thomas says, really does shout that the global book industry continues to thrive through innovation, inspiration, and sheer hard work across the globe. Established in 1997, the national book development council of kenya nbdck. The 21 st nairobi international bookfair fair will be held from 26 th to 30 th september 2018 at the sarit centre expo hall westlands nairobi, kenya. The new director, irene, wasnt there because she was bringing a new motorcycle mobile library upcountry. Every year the charity sends around one million new books to public and community libraries as well as libraries in prisons, refugee camps, hospitals, schools and. Since computer aid s founding in 1997, we have brought access to technology to over 14. Book aid international is the uks leading book donation agency supporting library development in subsaharan africa. One particular kenyan school that partnered with book aid international has received recognition from the community for improved student. After a day spent in trafficchoked nairobi visiting kenya national library service and the slums information and development resource centres sadly, their main library burnt down earlier this year and needs. It will provide a total of approximately 25,500 highquality childrens books, plus more than 6,000 locally purchased books, including local language titles.