The Embassy of Spain is organizing a fundraising event for the Harare City Library. The gala night will be held at Reps Theatre on 17 December 2011. Tickets can be purchased at the library at 15 USD.
Archived posts, November, 2011
EU Education Adviser: book launch starts with the right tone
Below, Zimbabwe reads provides observations of Ian Attfield, Education Adviser at the EU Delegation Zimbabwe, regarding the distribution of textbooks to Zimbabwe’s secondary schools. “Education Kicking out Poverty” In a repeat of last year’s ‘Textbooks For All’, I found myself once more… read more
ETF continues with millions of secondary school textbooks
Following up on the massive textbook order and delivery of 15 million primary school textbooks a year ago, Unicef has arranged a similar book shipment to all the secondary schools in Zimbabwe. Under this new donation, 7 million new books… read more
Bulawayo Public Library seeks your support
reprinted from ZDDT.org Its imposing exterior is deceptive of its true condition. In quite simple terms, the Bulawayo Public Library is in very dire straits. Established 5 September, 1896, the library moved into its present premises situated at the corner… read more
Harare-based African Community Publishers and Development Trust distributes books in western Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) has partnered with an Harare-based social rights group, Africa Community Publishing and Development Trust, (ACPDT) in an information dissemination exercise in Bulawayo. A variety of ACPDT published books, whose content dealt essentially with Peace Building… read more
A request from youth in Mbare
Youth of St Peter’s Mbare Catholic parish decided at their recent leadership training workshop that they needed a library to make their members read, especially on matters of faith. Too often they do not know their own faith sufficiently when… read more