Friends of African Village Libraries is committed to long-term management of and support for small community libraries in rural Africa. Our goal is to establish long-term relationships with community libraries, rather than provide an initial donation and move on to another village. We believe that every child and adult should have the opportunity to pick up a book and read, so we are dedicated to increasing access to reading material and other information in rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Michael Kevane | Director, West Africa
From February 8th to 28th, 2025, the Penelope Mobile Library (BMP) facilitator conducted several outings with the BMP to schools in the municipality of Houndé. This was an opportunity for him... Read the full report ›By Michael Kevane | Director, West Africa
The FAVL partner organization ABVBF has only made very slow progress in rehabilitating the library in Bereba. Sice reopening in December, only modest progress has been made. On January 29, the ABVBF... Read the full report ›By Michael Kevane | Director, West Africa
ABVBF distributes CMH books to students at the Ouakuy CEG. The Association of Friends of Village Libraries of Burkina Faso (ABVBF), FAVL's partner in Burkina Faso, distributed free books to students... Read the full report ›
