The Mortenson Center for International Programs welcomes members of the KEY (Knowledge Empowers Youth) School Libraries leadership team to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and...
...INVITES YOU to learn about KEY School Libraries in Kenya, opportunities to volunteer, and making an impact.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 27, 2023; 12:30-1:30:pm
WHERE: Main Library, Room 106 (1408 W. Gregory Dr.; Urbana, IL 61801)
SPEAKERS:
James Nyambane Nyakundi, Head Librarian
Gladys Kerich, Programs Manager
Christine Aretha Kambe Simani, Project Coordinator
DESCRIPTION
For more than 15 years, Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY), a Canadian-Kenyan registered NGO, has driven meaningful change in Kenya’s education system by providing fully functioning school libraries in Kenya. Its vision is that every school-aged child has access to the resources of a library because it is key to a child’s progress and potential, regardless of the child’s background. Their award-winning network of 43 primary and secondary school libraries are making a difference across twelve counties in Kenya in rural and urban environments in the lives of underserved children, including refugees. They have influenced Kenyan national policy on school libraries as anchors for learning and student achievement. Hear their inspiring story of achievement and discuss the opportunities to volunteer and collaborate in developing these transformative school libraries.
Join us to learn:
- the situation of school libraries nationally in Kenya and how an NGO is making an impact with number of active transformative school libraries, and on national policy.
- the challenges for students, schools and libraries in Kenya to be able to compare with experiences in the United States.
- ways to volunteer in Kenya and provide mentoring, training, and support for colleagues staffing KEY school libraries in Kenya.
Read more about KEY School Libraries at: https://keylibraries.org/ AND the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at: https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/
