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
FAVL's local partner in Burkina Faso, Amis des Bibliotheques de Village de Burkina Faso (ABVBF) has moved the office headquarters from the capital Ouagadougou to the town of Houndé, in Tuy... Read the full report ›By Michael Kevane | Director, West Africa
Funding for supporting training of young women and girls in using computers is intermittent, and so there has only been one training in the past three months. Here is the translation of the report... Read the full report ›By Michael Kevane | Director, West Africa
The International Book Fair of Ouagadougou was held in Burkina Faso at the end of November. FAVL and ABVBF staff had a table showing off the books produced by FAVL-ABVBF (many of them girl-centered).... Read the full report ›