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A personal appeal from Rageh Omaar
On 11th June, Rageh Omaar will present our BBC Radio 4 appeal. In this blog, he tells us why he’s so pleased to support our work.
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Partner voice: Sierra Leone Library Board
Since 2016 we’ve provided 376,117 books to readers in Sierra Leone. The Acting Chief Librarian at Sierra Leone Library Board, who receive the books, told us how they process so many!
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Readers in new places
Hear an update from our Head of Programmes, Samantha, about our 2023 Community Reading Award winners.
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Five doors that libraries open
Nkem Osuigwe has spent a lifetime advocating for African libraries. Here, she tells us why.
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Learning something new
Libraries can be the only way many readers access books. That's why readers like Tinotenda value their local libraries so much.
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New readers, new opportunities to read
Hear from our Head of Programmes about our Community Reading Awards.
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Ruth’s light library
Ruth tells us why the library in her school, which is giving her access to both books and solar lights, is so important to her.
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From shipping container to library
Elizabeth is fighting to give every Rwandan child the chance to read.
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“Any child has the capacity to succeed if they’re given the right tools”
Sarah Ogembo, a librarian at the Kenya National Library Service, tells us how one school library programme is transforming lives.
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