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To improve literacy rates: Through the desert with a mobile camel library

by lorenz on Nov 1, 2005 in Africa, development empowerment

(via GlobalVoices)Fascinating photo story by Rashid Farah on BBC News of librarians who travel the Kenyan desert with a mobile camel library to improve literacy rates in the north-east: "A static library would be of no use to nomads and so instead we follow them, wherever they go", Rashid Farah writes:

We start early in the morning and work Monday to Thursday. Each box contains 200 books. One camel carries two boxes of books. Another carries the tent and the third one carries our things. We have nine camels - three caravans. From our two headquarters, Garissa and Wajir, the caravans go to 12 different sites.

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Comment from: duqow

duqow

The library model is a revolution in efforts to increase the level of literacy in the predominantly nomadic poppulation. The challenge facing the success of such innovatitive ideas is its sustainabilty as many such initiatives failed before as a result of lack of fundings and support from the Govenment and private stakeholders.

Bravo to those who stated the programme and one day the benefits will be narrated by same improvished children who go through the scheme when we meet them in the outside real world.

duqow

11.11.05 @ 00:25


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