Fwd: GEN: Volunteer in Zimbabwe

[Shirley Lukenbill <sluken@CCWF.CC.UTEXAS.EDU>]

>Date:         Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:01:42 -0500
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>From: LAURA WENDELL <YOVO@prodigy.net>
>Subject:      GEN: Volunteer in Zimbabwe
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>This project serves mostly small mixed school/public libraries.  Hope you
>will apply!
>
>VOLUNTEER IN ZIMBABWE
>
>Spend the summer of 2000 helping communities get access to the information
>they need to build a better future.  As an Inform the World (ITW) Volunteer
>Librarian in rural Africa, you could use your professional skills to help
>rural librarians in English-speaking Zimbabwe. Instead of spending the
>summer battling with your online catalog, you could teach a class on book
>repair, help implement a simple cataloguing system, peddle a
>bicycle-mounted book box to a remote village, or lead a donkey driven "book
>mobile" to a group of eager children. If living and working in rural
>Zimbabwe sounds like a challenge you would enjoy, then join us for this
>exciting service project and help make the information poor a little bit
>richer.
>
>Who: The World Library Partnership (WLP) and the Zimbabwe Book Development
>Council (ZBDC) will be working with a variety of Zimbabwean organization to
>coordinate the ITW 2000 project. WLP supports libraries around the world
>through exchange projects and produces training materials for librarians in
>developing countries.  ZBDC promotes reading and literacy through its Book
>Fund Library Project, which serves 600 libraries, and through its National
>Book Week Campaign, which reaches 6000 schools.  It is the umbrella agency
>for 8 constituent Zimbabwean organizations that work together to "promote a
>sustainable, literate and informed society."
>
>What: The Inform the World Program will train and place 10-15 American
>librarians in rural libraries in Zimbabwe. The volunteers will conduct
>practical service projects determined by the needs of their host libraries.
>Last year's volunteers trained Zimbabwean librarians in basic skills such
>as how to inventory, weed, repair and catalog books. They also used their
>knowledge and creativity to paint murals, make display boards, produce
>publicity fliers and pamphlets and help clean, brighten and re-organize
>Zimbabwean libraries.  After returning to the U.S., the volunteers will
>also work with WLP to design projects that will continue to help the
>libraries they visit.
>
>When:  The pre-departure cross-cultural and technical training will take
>place at the School of Information and Library Science of the University of
>North Carolina, Chapel Hill from July 15 - July 17th.   The volunteers will
>depart for Zimbabwe following the training and will return to the US on
>August 12th. When they arrive in Zimbabwe, they will participate in an
>in-country orientation before spending three weeks working at their host
>libraries.  The trip will also include a visit to the Zimbabwe
>International Book Fair for both the American and Zimbabwean librarians and
>a debriefing/evaluation session for all participants.
>
>Eligibility:  WLP invites professional librarians and library school
>students from all disciplines to apply.  Flexibility, a sense of adventure
>and the ability to adapt to very basic living conditions are a must.
>
>Cost: The maximum cost of the trip is $3,850. This includes:
>
>- placement at a Zimbabwean library
>- training at the University of North Carolina School of Information and
>Library   Science
>- materials
>- in-country orientation and debriefing
>- accommodations
>- most meals
>- site visit by trip coordinator during project
>- registration for the Zimbabwe International Book Fair
>- in-country transportation
>- round-trip airfare from Durham to Zimbabwe.
>
>Travel to Durham, NC is NOT included.  The final price of the trip will be
>determined by the amount of funding WLP is able to raise for the ITW
>scholarship fund.  WLP distributes this funding equally among all the
>volunteers requesting financial assistance. WLP can provide materials and
>suggestions to help volunteers secure additional funding from other
>sources.
>
>Deadline: The Application Deadline is January 31st, 2000.  Please see the
>WLP web site at http://rtpnet.org/wlp for the application and more trip
>information, or call (919)479-0163 or email Laura Wendell at
>yovo@prodigy.net
>
>
>Laura Wendell
>Executive Director
>The World Library Partnership
>1028 Bahama Rd.
>Bahama, NC 27503
>http://RTPnet.org/~wlp
>(919)479-0163
>yovo@prodigy.net
>
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Shirley H. Lukenbill, Lecturer
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Texas at Austin
SZB 564
Austin, TX  78712-1276

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Librarian, Wells Branch Elementary School
Round Rock Independent School District
14650 Merrilltown Drive
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