Kibabii Community Library
This is a small community library located in Western Kenya, near the Uganda border. The library had no computers or access to the Internet. The entire annual budget is less than USD $1,000 per year and they have never received outside donations.
We visited the libray in June 2014 and determined this was the perfect place for a computer with an Internet connection. The library is located in a secure area, there is access to electricity, the staff is wonderful, but most importantly, there is a large school community which are hungry for technology. We were told there is about 5,000 students accessing this library. Once the computer was installed, groups of children between 8 and 13 spent a few minutes on the computer. Most of them had never seen or touched a computer as they were affraid to touch the keyboard. It was a wonderful experience for them, and for us.
This library is the perfect setting to install a computer lab. We really hope to help them with that.
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| Kibabii Community Library | R E P O R T C A R D |
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| In our network | Yes |
| Library visited by our team | Yes |
| Library visit date | June 12, and 5th November 2014. |
| Library context | This small library serves six adjacent schools with a total of about 5,000 young students. |
| This library needs: (reviewed and approved by ATS) |
This library is heavily used by many young students. They could use much more books, but most importantly, this is the perfecct venue for a computer lab with Internet. The library needs: - Computers - Internet - Books of all kind |
| Region | Bungoma, Kenya |
| Google maps link | Locate on Google Maps (approx.) |
| Observations | This is a small community library located in Western Kenya, near the Uganda border. |
| Address | Bungoma, Off Kanduyi Chwele Road (opposite Kibabii University) |
| Postal address | P.O Box 50, Bungoma, Kenya |
| Point of contact | Ben Wekalao, 0723848930 |
| Website | N/A |
| wekanamande@gmail.com | |
| Year founded | 2013 |
| Serving population | 50,000 |
| Surface size (approx.) | 20 x 20 meters |
| Access to electricity | Yes |
| Number of visitors per day (approx.) | 200 |
| Number of seats | 30 |
| Number of tables | 3 big |
| Number of books | 5,000 |
| Internet | Yes by ATS |
| Wireless Internet available (Wifi) | No |
| Internet speed | Slow |
| Number of computers | 1, from ATS |
| Services offered | Book borrowing, Research, Loud reading for Children, Research assistance, Story telling, Reading competition for Children, Interlibrary loans, Reference services |
| Support this library directly | Please contact the library for more information on how to donate directly. |
| Additional supporting material | |
| SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ATS | ATS provided their first computer and an Internet connection which should last a few months. We also donated a number of curriculum school books. On ATS second visit, we supplied one computer and pamplets. |