Photos have been removed from this issue because of a law in Kenya requiring strict documentation for photos and videos featuring school children.
October, 2019, Vol 2
Hi, Imagine your life with no internet access and no books. If you want a school you build it yourself. The government supplies a teacher and some textbooks but little else. But your children are eager to learn.
We take libraries for granted. For many, internet searches make libraries obsolete. What if you couldn’t search the internet? Where would you go to do research, learn more about a topic, or find recreational reading material? This is the situation in many parts of rural Kenya and East Africa. Click HERE for a link to a story on WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA We have successfully shipped books to The Amboseli Primary & Secondary School in Kenya. Now we are working with another school, Kyalilini, in Kitui, Kenya and we will be shipping them books. We have also sent $500 to The Amboseli school so they can buy textbooks that fit their curricula. The government replaces books about every 10 years.
We have list of 10 other schools to help and we are talking with people in Tanzania about helping schools there. We have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money. No donation is too small and helps in two ways. The more activity on the GoFundMe page the higher it's visibility, and every little bit helps. Please click here to donate.
RECOGNITION
Many thanks to our partners who have supplied free services. Please support them. Paul Uhl with BNC Graphics has supplied business and rack cards
Dan Russin at Morningstar Storage in Bluffton, SC for donating a 10ft x 10ft space for us to store books.
Opportunities to Assist Libraries For Kids
Speaking: We are looking for opportunities to present the Libraries For Kids Int’l story, such as civic clubs, churches, Chambers of Commerce, book clubs, etc.
Books For Sale: I have a set of 45 Alexandar Dumas books in very good to excellent condition published in 1895. We also have other old books for sale that are do not fit the criteria set by the schools in Kenya. See the left side panel. Copy & paste the list to enlarge it. If you know a collector who would like to buy these books please contact me at 843-597-4826.
I don't want to bombard you with emails so click the "More Information" or "Not Interested" button.
Libraries For Kids is an IRS tax- exempt 501 (c) (3) organization, so donations of books and money are tax-deductible.
Mission: The mission of Libraries For Kids is to supply books and school supplies to schools in rural areas of underdeveloped countries to establish libraries and assist those schools in broadening educational opportunities for their students.
Vision: Libraries For Kids envisions helping rural schools in developing countries around the world.
Website: https://libraries4kids.org/ Thanks for your support and prayers for Libraries For Kids, Int’l. For more information, please contact Roy Austin at 843-597-4826.
Coach Roy Austin Founder/Chair
