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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Post Tagged with: "Myanmar Book Centre"
19Feb
2012
2012
Our Myanmar Books for Mandalay Libraries
2Apr
2011
2011
Rural Library Development Foundation, Myanmar’s First
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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5Mar
2009
2009
Friends of Nargis Library Recovery Project
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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24Feb
2009
2009
Devastation from Nargis Cyclone
On May 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis completed its devastating sweep across the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar (formerly called Burma), passing directly over Yangon. No natural disaster has taken so many lives or destroyed so much habitation in Myanmar. This event resulted in 135,000 dead or missing and rendered an estimated 800,000 people homeless. Additionally, large areas of the country experienced huge infrastructure, housing and agricultural damage which will take years to repair. By any account, this was a catastrophic disaster.
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11Feb
2009
2009
Why this project?
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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