The
Young Readers Initiative
An important goal for us is to get children access
to books at the earliest possible age. As such we are especially
interested in creating a literacy-rich environment for younger
children. Please consider a special donation
of the following types of books...
- Books
with brightly colored pictures and stories that capture a child's
interests.
- Picture
books and stories with culturally diverse characters.
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Encouraging
and Nurturing Literacy
- An
integral part of our mission is the collection, sorting, shipping
and distribution of books to children and community members in
Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Our goal: to encourage and nurture
literacy as well as community capacity.
- Books
donated by publishers, schools, libraries, individuals and organizations
are sorted and packed by volunteers who choose books that are
age and subject appropriate.
- In
each destination country, GLP identifies a non-governmental partner
organization to take responsibility for the selection, distribution
and documentation of donated materials.
- We
prefer to work with work with local organizations, such as
perhaps Lions and Rotary Clubs or other NGOs, to distribute
books to libraries and schools.
- A
GLP member will usually make a site visit to verify locations
and discuss implementation procedures for the Math/Science Initiatives
and the Humanities Initiatives that accompany GLP donations.
- GLP
decides on an individual basis how shipments to a recipient will
be paid for. Recipients are expected to assist with shipping costs.
Specialized donations of libraries or large collections are sent
in their entirety to one location.
Our Learning Partners:
The
Pan-African Mentoring and Learning Organization (PAMLO)
The
Caribbean Agency for Community Transformation and Support (CariACTS)
Fountain
Baptist Church, New Jersey, USA |
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CURRENT LOCATIONS <----------
AFRICA
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Effecting
Community Transformation and Support By Involving Local Community
Members
A
key part of the success of GLP's initiatives are local volunteers
like these who unpack and re-sort for final destinations in the
receiving areas. We work with local people in order that our impact
will be an endogenous, ongoing, sustainable one. |
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