5.+Additional+Resources

=Additional Resources =

For further exploration on this topic, here are some links to past and current initiatives dealing with libraries, information organizations, and literacy projects.

Databases that with listings of programs
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning: Effective Literacy Programmes A database of literacy programs from all over the world recognized by UNESCO.

IFLA Success Stories Database Database of innovative library programs. This database includes all types of library initiatives, not just literacy programs. Searchable by type, location, and keyword.

Literacy and Libraries Wiki "This wiki lists the growing numbers of organisitions and projects that are supporting libraries and literacy in Africa and beyond"

Individual programs in support of literacy
 ||< "The **African Library Project** coordinates book drives in the United States and partners with African schools and villages to start small libraries." They currently have a presence in Botswana, Cameroon, Lesotho, Nigeria, Swaziland, Malawi, Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ||  || **Books of Hope** is a collaborative program between U.S. schools and schools in developing countries that do not have the resources to sufficiently meet their students' educational needs. Through the partnerships, U.S. schools provide either funds and/or help with writing, illustrating and binding books for their partner schools in need. ||
 * = ===[|**Achieve in Africa**] [[image:AIA.png width="177" height="99"]]=== ||< **Achieve in Africa**'s mission is to "build classrooms and provide after-school learning programs in rural parts of Africa that are often overlooked". Their mission statement is: "We believe education is the answer for solving poverty, hunger, and the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Through education, we hope to give children in Africa the opportunity to reach their full potential, lead better lives, and inspire future generations." ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**[|**African Library Project**]** ===
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Books for Africa Library Project**] === || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Books for Africa** primarily collects books for Ghana, West Africa and uses them to establish libraries in rural communities which would otherwise not have the luxury of having reading materials. Books are mostly collected from the United States. ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Books of Hope**] ===
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Books Open the World**][[image:BOW.png width="145" height="115" link="http://www.booksopentheworld.org/"]] === || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"**Books Open the World** (BOTW) is a non-profit, secular organization that seeks to promote and encourage education and opportunity in rural communities to children and women through community libraries, literacy classes, vocational training, support groups, and by supporting all levels of education." They are based in Uganda and focus on developing rural community libraries as centers to provide education. ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Camel Book Drive**] === || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The **Camel Book Drive** is basically a library on camels. A group of camels are used to bring books to rural areas, "visiting four settlements per day, four days per week". Semi-nomadic people are also served by the library. Books provided are written in either English or Swahili. ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Family Literacy Project**][[image:FLP.png width="137" height="105" link="http://www.familyliteracyproject.co.za/"]] === || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The **Family Literacy Project** (FLP) aims "to make literacy a shared pleasure and valuable skill". This is done by targeting four areas, adult literacy, early learning and literacy, libraries and health, and sharing the their insights and knowledge through articles and conferences. The FLP facilitates family literacy groups, box libraries, book clubs as well as visits homes to speak with families about the importance of literacy. ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|**Friends of African Village Libraries**]  ===

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|| <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"**Friends of African Village Libraries**' goal is to assist the rural poor of Africa with the creation of village libraries. This is accomplished by working closely with the communities in which the libraries are established. FAVL refurbishes community-donated buildings, transforming them into a space to read and study. Libraries are stocked with books by local authors and in local languages to the greatest extent possible." ||
 * = ===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|**Lubuto Library Project**] === || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The **Lubuto Library Project** includes preservation of materials, the promotion of reading and the provision of educational and social service activities, targeting countries like Zambia where many children and youths are orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS. In the light of this, the Lubuto Library Project tries to provide publicly accessible libraries to give these youths a safe place to gather where they are able to develop their literacy skills. ||

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Further Reading
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Krolak, L. (2005). The role of libraries in the creation of literate environments. Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2006, Literacy for Life (online). Retrieved 18 August, 2011, from @http://www.ifla.org/files/literacy-and-reading/Role%20of%20libraries%20in%20creation%20of%20literate%20environments.pdf. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This document is a very good overview of the role of libraries in regards to literacy services. It is available free on the IFLA website.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">IFLA Working Group on Literacy Final Report (1999). @http://archive.ifla.org/VII/s33/news/finalrpt.htm <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Slightly dated but still good discussion of the issues surrounding international literacy initiatives in libraries.