Nargis Library Recovery is a Seattle-based 501c-3 non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding libraries and providing books for the people of Myanmar (Burma) whose homes and lives were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis.
Your donations are tax-deductible.
By December 31, 2011 we will have distributed 750,000 books to 250 libraries throughout Myanmar, including 120,000 Myanmar language texts and references for primary schools, since 2008.
By the end of 2013 we expect to have shipped and distributed one-million books donated by Thrift Books.
Myanmar has moved to center stage in media coverage of Asian affairs, one measure of that shift is the widening participation in Myanmar conferences. While the role of libraries has not yet become a focus in these events, our work is being discussed, I am pleased to report. 1] The Center for Strategic and International Studies is located midst powerful lobbyists on K St. in Washington D.C. For three decades it has served as a venue for policy experts to [...]
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Follow this article. It leads to our village/town/city learning centers~~as libraries we’re now assisting in Myanmar will be transformed. Choices already made are outlined, options remaining come into clear focus. Myanmar is the beneficiary of a priceless library, Foundation for the Future’s collection of books, serials and one-of-a-kind research reports. Sesh Velamoor assembled this lode over fifteen years as he led the Foundation’s extraordinary workshops. conferences and gatherings. Scholars from around the world participated. What is most appealing is the practical [...]
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July 11, 2012 98° Yes, this was the temperature as we loaded 150 boxes of books July 10, 2012 Buy Now CASEY PAGE/Gazette Staff John Badgley stacks boxes of books donated to the Nargis Library Recovery project by the library at Montana State University Billings on Tuesday. Badgley started the project to send books to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. July 12, 2012 12:15 am • By Ed Kemmick (3) Comments Related Links Nargis Library Recovery Missoula native John Badgley’s workout regimen [...]
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Message from World Vision Myanmar’s National Director Chris Herink The Myanmar government’s decision to work with international aid agencies through the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) is one of the success stories of the Nargis response. Formed with representatives from the United Nations, ASEAN and the Myanmar government, the TCG established a framework for WV and other humanitarian organizations to continue to work together with the government to deliver support and assistance to people in need. Established in the emergency response, the [...]
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