African Library Project in Malawi
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The African Library Project (ALP) has started 284 school libraries in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa. Volunteer book drive organizers in the US and Canada collected the books and money to ship them. Learn more about Malawi and ALP's partners there. Learn how you can start a library too!
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African Library Project in Malawi
- 1. In Malawi
- 2. Malawi Facts • Independent since 1964 • 18 million people — 47% under 14 • Roughly 500 mi. long • English & Chichewa are the 2 main languages • Plateau, highlands, valley • 90% work in agriculture • Environmental issues are deforestation, drought, and water pollution • World’s lowest GNI per capita -- $250 • 53% live below poverty line • Literacy – 73% male, 59% female 2
- 3. The Warm Heart of Africa • 10 ethnic groups • Tradition of hospitality, friendship and courtesy • Deteriorating human rights under President Bingu wa Mutharika • President Arthur Peter Mutharika (brother of Bingu wa) since 2014. Some peaceful protests about corruption in early 2015. 3
- 5. Malawi School Challenges • Free primary education (resulting in too many students) • Lack of facilities • Large class size—average 60 students/classroom 5
- 6. ALP – Malawi Partners Together we have started 284 libraries DAPP Malawi – Development Aid People to People (lead partner) WBF – Wungwero Book Foundation (founding partner) MIE -- Malawi Institute of Education 6
- 7. Effects of ALP & Partners Well-trained teachers and librarians 7
- 8. DAPP student teachers -> ALP libraries 8
- 9. Effects of ALP & Partners Books! 9
- 10. Effects of ALP & Partners Methods and Resources 10
- 11. 11 2013 ALP Summit Hosted by DAPP Chilangoma TTC
- 12. Malawi’s Future 12 Will you do a book drive so more children in Malawi have access to books? www.africanlibraryproject.org
Editor's Notes
- Malawi became ALP’s 4th partner country (after Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland) in 2008.
- Formerly known as Nyasaland, the Republic of Malawi is landlocked country with 3 neighbors. Lake Malawi covers one-third of Malawi’s land area. Malawi was 70% woodland, but now much has been replaced by cultivation and degradation. Since 1980 no longer self-sufficient in staple foods due to periodic drought and population growth. Now highly dependent on foreign aid. High corruption resulted in a moratorium on aid disbursements in 2001. 10% of adults have HIV/AIDS.
- The human rights situation in Malawi deteriorated significantly in 2011, with President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government acting in an increasingly repressive manner. Fuel and foreign currency shortages and increasing food prices have taken a toll on the country, reversing the economic gains made during Mutharika’s first term in office.
- One of Malawi’s nicest school buildings.
- The government made primary education free in 1994, which led to a huge increase in enrollment. In one academic year, student primary school enrollment increased from 1.9 million to 3.2 million. Eight years of primary; four years in secondary; four years in university. The student-teacher ratio has been improving and is now around 60:1 (from 80:1 five years ago).
- ALP’s Malawi Partners (since 2008). DAPP Chilangoma Teacher Training College is ALP’s lead partner with Iben Pederson-Brandt, principal of 3 DAPP TTCs, and Patrick Jafali, teacher graduate of Chilangoma TTC and lead for library applications to ALP. DAPP also receives the ALP containers and distributes the books. WBF is dedicated to rural library development and provides teacher-librarian training by WBF co-founders Francis Kachala and Alexander Munthali. MIE is a “parastatal”—hybrid gov’t/private org that promotes literacy and education. Jessy Mphunda represents MIE even though she has taken a new job at the University of Malawi.
- DAPP TTC produces the best primary, rural school teachers in Malawi via an intensive 2-year program. In addition, WBF provides teacher-librarian training to all ALP libraries. MIE has amazing outreach to schools and submits about half of the vetted library applications for recent containers.
- During their 2-year program at DAPP Chilangoma TTC, students undertake student teaching in rural primary schools, go through librarian training with WBF, and after graduation become teachers who are eligible to apply for ALP library books.
- Genuinely appreciated by students and teachers and the community.
- Methods such as library committee and library rules and resources from DAPP-trained teachers that promote clubs (art, writing, English, book club, cartoon drawing, computer learning, etc.) all elevate learning and promote enthusiasm for reading.
- ALP Partners and Malawian teacher librarians gathered for training and a celebration of reading.
- Thanks to Jessy, Francis and Patrick (MIE, WBF, and DAPP) and the M8 container manager, Cathy Lampman, ALP will be shipping books for 58 libraries in early July 2016. We aren’t stopping, though! ALP is recruiting book drive organizers to collect 1000 books and about $500 for next year’s container to Malawi. www.africanlibraryproject.org