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Summary
Report A
significant milestone in the development of Kabubbu Community Library Service
was achieved by this visit to Kabubbu. The
Library Service has now moved from its temporary capital
investment / infrastructure development phase in the Kabubbu Community Library
Service Project. The work carried
out on this visit was important because it was the last chance for the Community
in Kabubbu to participate in the construction of the dedicated Library.
The Quicken Trust contracted out construction of the dedicated building.
The involvement of the Kabubbu Community in all aspects of the Library
development work, on this visit, was crucial to establishing a sense of local
ownership and value for the Library. The
joint work program between BA / EMCOR volunteers and the Kabubbu Community was
very successful. Local involvement
included: 15 book classification volunteers, 16 trainee carpenters, 10 local
artists / art students and 15 children stenciling motifs. The Librarians
expressed their gratitude that so many people from the UK had come to share
their different skills with the people of Kabubbu.
The volunteers from British Airways and EMCOR, who ranged in age from 20
to 60, all found their visit exceptionally rewarding despite an intense work
program in challenging conditions. The
annual evaluation conducted in May 2004 revealed new levels of empowerment
amongst the adult Library users. They
reported that they had learned many basic skills for the first time including
counting money, understanding dates and writing their names. Literacy students
had overcome the shame they felt at being illiterate, increased their
self-esteem and gained hope for the future. |
