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Friends and family of Books & Beyond
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The project
This library is open
Kwakavisi Primary School received the second Books & Beyond library, supported by the same Kenyan family that backed the first project. The work went beyond books: the classroom needed structural repair before it could hold a library at all.
Project at a glance
257
Learners at the school
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Books donated
Being counted
Kathonzweni
Makueni County, Kenya
Complete
Library opened
The journey
The Kwakavisi Primary School journey
Every project moves through the same seven steps. Here is where this one has got to.
Complete — all 7 steps done
- The school asked — done
- We worked out what was needed — done
- Raising the money — done
- Collecting the books — done
- Building the library — done
- The doors opened — done
- Handed over to the school — done
What happened, and when
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Date not recorded
We worked out what was needed
- Needs assessment completed
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Date not recorded
Collecting the books
- 513 books sorted and catalogued
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Date not recorded
Building the library
- Classroom repaired: roof, ceiling, walls, floor, painting
- Shelves and furniture made locally
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Date not recorded
The doors opened
- Borrowing system in place
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Date not recorded
Handed over to the school
- Library handed over to the school
What changed
The Transformation
Drag the handle to see the same room before and after.
The after photo is not up yet
Where it stands now
Complete and stocked with 513 books, from fairy tales to Roald Dahl and David Walliams. Waiting for 257 learners to open the doors.
Photos & Videos
3 items, in the order things happened
2 photos
1 video
Around the school 3
Video
A first look at Kwakavisi Primary School
The signboard at the school gate
The Kwakavisi book drive poster — "Bring a book, share a story", inviting every learner to add one book to the new library shelves
Who helped here
This library exists because these people said yes.