Rehabilitate Bereba Library to honor David Pace Provide reading opportunities to schoolchildren The mobile library Learning about HIV/AIDS

Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL)

Org #5839
Vetted since 2010
2001
year founded
$27,581
raised on GlobalGiving
14
years fundraising
6
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

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.

Project Leaders
Elisee Sare
Elisee Sare
Michael Kevane
Michael Kevane
Michael Kevane
Michael Kevane
Organization Information
P.O. Box 90533
San Jose, CA 95109
United States
408-554-6888
Organization Information
P.O. Box 90533
San Jose, CA 95109
United States
408-554-6888

Project Reports

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:

BMP visiting schools in Hounde

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 ›

Slow progress in Bereba

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 ›

Several thousand books distributed

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 ›
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