Project Vitals
- Name:
- Meheba Friendly Libraries
- Location:
- Meheba Refugee Settlement, Zambia
- Category:
- Education
- Budget:
- $4826
(see details)
- Goal:
- To promote reading, learning, and enrichment through library resources.
On any given day, you can enter a Meheba Friendly Library to find dozens of adults and students reading novels, studying computer engineering, and educating themselves in history, leadership, and current events. Before the Meheba Friendly Libraries, the refugees of Meheba had no way to access any type of books. Now, the Settlement is home to the largest library in a refugee camp anywhere in the world. Since the inception of the first Meheba Friendly Library in 2004, FORGE and the all-refugee library staff have expanded their original program to create a network of 5 libraries in Meheba that house a combined total of over 20,000 books. Hailed as ‘a miracle in the middle of the bush’ by the UN refugee agency, the libraries are open to all 14,000 members of the Meheba community, and their outstretched network makes access to information and self-improvement possible for all.
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Project Supporters
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Annelisa
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Donations: $10.00
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Unregistered user
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Donations: $25.00
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