8Sep
2012

Village Knowledge Centers~~Sesh Velamoor

in Cultural, Featured, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy

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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August 2, 2012

Donations: Nwe’ Kwe Library [$8,800] + Yangon/Mandalay Book Fairs [$10,000] for Burmese texts

in About the Project, Donations, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF, Photo Galleries
Donations: Nwe’ Kwe Library [$8,800] + Yangon/Mandalay Book Fairs [$10,000] for Burmese texts

We also raised $10,000 worth of kyats at book fairs in Yangon and Mandalay this past week. Thanks again for all your support and generous donation. With best regards, Thant

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July 23, 2012

Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

in Donations, Featured, Libraries, Library Photos, Photo Galleries
Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

May and I just came back from Nwe’ Kwe after donating Kyat 7,740,000. UNWA donation of US$ 8800 x 880 rate) to Myinta Nanda Monastic School.   Attached is the donation receipt from the Sayadaw with photos of the construction. Once we informed the Sayadaw about UNWA grant, he started constructing the library.  It is quite spacious. It measures 44′ x 32′ & will be used not only as a library but also as a community centre.  The total cost [...]

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July 19, 2012

Montana to Myanmar: Libraries join Professor’s effort to help Asian nation

in About the Project, Featured, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

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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July 9, 2012

Our Montana-Myanmar Expedition

in About the Project, Donations, Featured, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

MSU BILLINGS LIBRARY COLLECTS 150 CASES OF BOOKS FOR DONATION TO MYANMAR MSU Billings student-workers who have helped in the Nargis Library Recovery project for Myanmar include Craig Lowman, recent graduate with a degree in history with a teaching option; Celesta Rowland, a junior majoring in business management and public relations; Brittany Feiler, a senior psychology major; and Shar Lantz, a senior elementary education major. More than 150 cases of books were collected and packaged at the MSU Billings library [...]

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