Introduction to Sumbrungu Library and FAVL

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The library club....

FAVL volunteer Tanya Driechel sent in the picture and caption- she just returned from a couple months in Sumbrungu: "Myself & the Library Club I established while I was there. The Library Club is comprised of ten - twelve junior high girls who are planning on volunteering on a weekly basis (each girl committed one hour every two weeks, in pairs, doing storytelling, cleaning, organization, coloring, crafts, origami, reading....)."

What happens when a village library hosts "African movie night"?

Apparently, from these pictures just arrived- with apologies for low quality- the village goes bonkers, with hundreds of people coming out to watch the film on the TV set that we acquired along with a DVD player to show the films by Souleyman Cisse (well-known West African filmmaker). Showing the films costs about $20 per session (to rent generator, get benches, etc.) and our budget is really limited for this. Can you help!?

Sherigu library in Ghana... a bit off the beaten track

FAVL director Leslie Gray and volunteer Tanya Driechel (pictured) met with Ghana librarians Lucas Amikiya, Darius Asanga and Bernard Akulga at the Sherigu library. Nice pictures, Leslie!

Floods in ghana, Uganda and Burkina Faso have not affected libraries... yet

United Nations agencies on Tuesday warned that the worst floods seen in Ghana and other parts of Africa for decades could intensify in the coming days and appealed for international aid to avert the threat of disease.

About a million people have been affected by torrential rains stretching between West and East Africa since July, with Ghana and Uganda accounting for more than half the tally alone, the UN's humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) said.

Cases of cholera, dysentery and diarrhoea have been reported in northern Ghana, where 260,000 people were affected by floods and the death toll has risen to 32, OCHA spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told journalists.

Authorities there have declared a state of emergency and appealed for international help after bridges, homes and crops were destroyed, she added.

Kitengesa Community library, Uganda

Pictures are worth ... that's why the Kitengesa library organizes Saturday morning drawing, painting and coloring sessions for kids. Your donations to FAVL help these programs keep on going!

[in French] Librarian Koura Ivette reading a book