Sikahatele and Lomian Djimtoloum are the parents of Sukie's best friend in Burkina, little Leontine... they were transferred out to Congo-Brazzaville (he works for WHO), but before they left they donated a bookshelf to one of the FAVL libraries. Thanks and good luck in your new home!
FAVL offers congratualtions to a great writer from Africa- if you have not already, pick up Things Fall Apart for a nuanced and compelling short novel.
Yes we are hiring another librarian for the Koumbia library. Here are the eight candidates taking a little entrance exam we cooked up. They are now doing oral interviews... well, some of them, and we look forward to another "animateur" of reading!
Planete jeune is wonderful children's magazine, very appropriate for an international audience and children in villages... but oh so expensive.... Five subscriptions, anyone?
Books, reading, and libraries relevant to Africa by Michael Kevane, co-Director of FAVL and economist at Santa Clara University.
Other contributors include Kate Parry, FAVL-East Africa director, Peace Corps volunteer Emilie Crofton, Krystle Austin, Elisee Sare, and Monique Nadembega.