Direct library assistance means individual libraries we are helping; Redistribution Libraries means centers sustaining distant town & village libraries through mobile delivery via boat, truck or bullock cart.
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Direct library assistance means individual libraries we are helping; Redistribution Libraries means centers sustaining distant town & village libraries through mobile delivery via boat, truck or bullock cart.
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With no fanfare our NLR/MBAPF project became the model for Myanmar’s national program to sustain rural libraries. MYANMAR TIMES By Sandar Lwin March 7 – 13,, 2011 NEW LIBRARY CARDS MAKE HAPPY KIDS THE task facing administrators and backers of rural libraries is immense. While lack of funding means many are under-resourced, a greater challenge, experts say, is simply getting people to pick up a book. “Rural society has basically been divorced from reading for a century. We have only [...]
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FRIENDS OF NARGIS LIBRARY RECOVERY PROJECT In recognition of those who have made this project possible, and with expectation that their leadership will attract others willing to take responsibility for this vitally important feature of the society’s recovery, we have created a list of donors: corporate, family and individuals. We intend to maintain this project until Myammar’s delta libraries are functioning fully, providing the millions of Burmese living in the delta region with books and access to global knowledge. CORPORATE [...]
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The people of Myanmar have suffered numerous setbacks in their efforts to modernize since Independence, January 4, 1948. One of the most fundamental is failure of the economy to absorb a better educated population that has steadily expanded. Without sufficient tax base, all public institutions have tended to depreciate, including schools and libraries. The problem was exacerbated when sanctions were imposed by the United States and other Western governments, which has prevented external investment and job creation. On May 2-3rd, [...]
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