LUBUTO LIBRARY PARTNERS
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Mission Statement
Lubuto Library Partners’ mission is to provide an open system of accessible services to vulnerable African children and youth through Lubuto Libraries, enabling them to develop the knowledge and skills to reconnect with their culture and community and participate fully in society.
About This Cause
Lubuto Library Partners (www.lubuto.org) is an innovative development organization that builds the capacity of African libraries to create opportunities for equitable education and poverty reduction. Its mission is to enlighten and enrich the lives of children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa, especially those not in school and highly vulnerable. Lubuto constructs enduring open-access libraries whose design is inspired by traditional and contemporary social, economic and cultural patterns and which freely offer comprehensive collections of well-chosen books and technology resources. These libraries serve as safe havens and are the center for dynamic library programming offering education, psychosocial support and self-expression through reading, music, art, drama, computers, mentoring and other activities. LLP maintains a continuous learning relationship for children and youth library services with a growing network of Lubuto libraries owned and operated by Zambian organizations, developing a model poised to scale regionally. Lubuto’s approach is to: 1. identify target community and hosts 2. build library facilities reflecting indigenous culture 3. provide great collections & resources 4. establish targeted and innovative programming 5. carry out effective outreach 6. provide training in library services for children and youth 7. Monitor and evaluate libraries’ impact for advocacy