The ALA IRC Africa Subcommittee invites all practitioners to our next webinar:
Scaling Literacy is a People Problem, Not a Books Problem
Tuesday 19 May 6.30 a.m. PDT / 9.30 a.m. EDT / 2.30 p.m. WAT / 4.30 p.m EAT
Speakers:
Evelyne Mwandia, Executive Director, Start A Library Trust (Kenya)
Start A Library establishes libraries, trains school communities, delivers literacy programs, and advocates for equitable literacy policies in Kenya. Their activities include training classroom teachers as teacher-librarians, supporting creative writing, and coaching parents and student clubs in promoting reading and life skills. The Library of Congress Literacy Awards named Start A Library a 2025 Successful Practices Honoree for their National Read Aloud initiative. Evelyne will discuss the work at Start A Library and put it in a broader systems perspective that all practitioners can relate to.
Chin Idirisu, Founder and Executive Director, Cameroon Education Foundation (CEF)
The Cameroon Education Foundation is a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental organization based in Cameroon, working to create libraries in rural schools in the North West Province, part of the Anglophone region. Their projects include donating textbooks to primary schools and collaborating with Sister City and Rotary International connections. Chin will describe his community-based projects and international networking.
Followed by Q&A.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://uchicago.zoom.us/meeting/register/asn6QPH2SA6aJrd9P_M-rg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
A recording will be shared after the event.
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Justine Withers
Metadata and Resource Management Librarian
University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library
She/Her/Hers
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