African Library Project in Swaziland

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The African Library Project (ALP) has started 254 school libraries in Swaziland, a small country in southern Africa. Volunteer book drive organizers in the US and Canada collected the books and money to ship them. Learn more about Swaziland and Fundza, ALP's partner there. Learn how you can start a library too!

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In Swaziland A small landlocked

country in southern Africa.

A small country of one million people. A monarchy with excellent infrastructure but high poverty.

855 schools and 254 ALP libraries

Culture Corner in One Library

Books in Siswati, the national language of Swaziland. English is the official language

Children perform during the ALP Summit in 2011

Another student performance at the main training day of the ALP Summit

120 librarians attended the training

Nonkululeko Mdluli, Executive Director of Fundza, sorts donated books.

Will you do a book drive so more children in Swaziland have access to books?

www.africanlibraryproject.org