Volunteer at a Library in Africa or Central America
Spend the summer of 2003 helping communities gain access to the information
they need to build a better future as part of the Inform the World Library
Skills Exchange (ITW). ITW volunteers provide hands-on assistance and
training to rural librarians in South Africa, Honduras and Guatemala. The
program is a unique opportunity to share your skills while experiencing
another culture. If you love libraries and have a sense of adventure, join
us for this exciting service project!
Who: The World Library Partnership (WLP) is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to building global understanding by promoting literacy, learning
and access to information. Visit our website at www.worldlibraries.org for
more information.
What: The ITW volunteers will conduct practical service projects in
libraries in rural South Africa and Central America.
When:
Central America
Honduras - June 25-July 23, 2003
Guatemala - July 2-July 30, 2003
South Africa
Limpopo Province - July 15-August 15
Kwa Zulu Natal Province - July 22-August 22, 2003
Eligibility: WLP invites librarians, library school students, teachers, IT
professionals and others who love libraries to apply. Conversational
Spanish is a requirement for the Central America program. Fluency in
English is required for the South Africa program.
How to Apply: The application for the various ITW 2003 programs can be found
at our website - www.worldlibraries.org - along with more detailed
information about each program.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. For the
South Africa programs contact Maggie Hite at maggie@worldlibraries.org. For
the Central America programs contact Mary Alice McCarthy at
maryalice@worldlibraries.org or give us a call at 919/479-0163.
Mary Alice McCarthy, Ph.D.
Training Coordinator
World Library Partnership
3101 Guess Rd, Suite D
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 479-0163
www.worldlibraries.org
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Pamela Berberich
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:13 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Setting up libraries in foreign countries
Dear Net-ers,
I know this has been brought up before, but I am not asking the right=
questions, apparently in the archives. I do have the e-mail address of=
the following: World Teach and Peace Corps.
What I have is a young woman about to graduate from college that feels=
interested in the Peace Corps.
I mentioned I had read about some summer programs where libraries were=
set-up and native peoples taught to run them. She thought this might be=
the away to find out if she could handle the commitment to the Peace=
Corps.
So if you are one of the people out there in LM_Net land that can give me=
the contact information or web site, for this young woman I would=
appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks, Pam
Pamela Berberich, Library Media Technician
Anza Elementary School K-5
El Cajon, CA
pberberich@cox.net
BERBERICHP@gwise.cajon.k12.ca.us
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