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Ngong Town. We have been approached by a lady who owns a small building in Ngong town, and she is keen to put it to use! KLT has been to see the site, and the potential for a children’s library is very great. Because the building is on a piece of land with some space it may be able to set up a chicken farm as a sustainability project close to the library. We also may be able to create a gardening club, digging a small shamba which library members learn how to cultivate, and maybe even sell their produce or just take it home. |
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Githurai
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Githurai. MYSA has managed to secure purchase on the land for the a new library in Githurai, and work on the building has progressed. Stock is standing by ready to be placed in the new building. Most of it came from the UK several years ago in a donation from many libraries and individuals, facilited by DHL, Toyota East Africa, and the British High Commission, along with local donations from individuals and UN staff. Once the building is complete, local craftsmen can start building the shelves and other furnishings, and training of MYSA volunteer staff can begin. Like all KidsLibs and MYSA centres, Githurai will be free and open to all.
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Possible site for library
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Gacharageini Village, Njumbi Location, Mathioya Division in Muranga. July 2009 update: All adults books for this centre have now been delivered to the site. Children’s books will follow soon! BookAid International are trying to find donor money to complete the construction of this library. Background: Anne and Patrick went to Gacharageini Village on Labour Day public holiday, to visit a possible new site for a library! What a stunningly beautiful area! So many children roaming around with nothing to do. The proposed library building is owned by the Catholic church, who are very active in community work in the area. Although the building is located in the compound of the Catholic church, the library will be accessible to all community members regardless of faith, tribe, age, reading ability etc, and will stock the same materials as all other KLT centres, and offer the same activities. We hope to put a super library beneath the existing building, but as a temporary measure we can start a smaller library in the existing building, which will have its own external access. The committee is meeting to discuss raising funding for both the temporary library, and for the larger, permanent library. This is an area about 125 KM out of Nairobi. The first Catholic missionaries arrived here in 1902. The area is mainly Kikuyu, and totally given over to tea growing, and production of milk and chickens, although other things would grow here too, as the tea industry has taken a nose dive. Information is needed on alternative crops. The library will serve approximately 20 sq KM, and a population of approximately 110,000. Within this area there are approximately 15 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and 2 tertiary colleges. The group wanting the library have seen Mathare North library and the effect it has had on the local community there. They want to help raise the thirst for knowledge and consequently the levels of education especially among the children and youth. The library will be funded through the local community through personal donations and small auctions of their produce. Aberdare Cottages and Campsite will be initially involved in the set up process.
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Gilgil. We are hoping to start the library in Gilgil this year. The Sanata Trust hopes to start building their community centre at the end of this year. We are hoping to find a temporary site for the library, where books can be processed and staff training started, so all stock can be ready when the new library is built. The residents of Gilgil are trying to organise this.
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Kasarani/ Zimmerman, Nairobi. ICEI are very keen to get their project started. They have been attending our monthly meetings for some time now. They and KLT have been sending out proposals for funding (both for setting up the library, and for setting up their sustainability project), but no luck as yet.
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