I'd like to tell you about Blessing.* Blessing arrived at Fountain of Hope a couple of months ago. He said that he was 15 years old but he doesn't look more than 12 or 13, and we think he may not know how old he is.
Read More23rd June Today marks the 4 month anniversary of my first ever visit to the Lubuto Library at Fountain of Hope. Doesn't time fly?
Read MoreWe currently have two students from UNZA (The University of Zambia Department of Library Studies) on attachment (work experience) in the Lubuto Library at Fountain of Hope.
Read MoreTwo really good things have happened this week, and both are a result of the flexible library space that we enjoy here at Lubuto.First, I have started to do some LubutoStorytimes outside.
Read MoreI've been feeling a little bit strange this last week or so. I'm not sure why - partly I think it is because I hit the 3 month wall and we have all been told that the 3-4 months mark is often a bit difficult.
Read MoreThis week the school term starts again so the library is getting busier. Some of my little friends from last term have reappeared which is good, and one little girl was following me everywhere the other day - even to the loo!
Read MoreThis week has been very busy - the whirlwind of meetings for the Lubuto Library Project has continued as Jane Meyers is only in Zambia until next Thursday. It's been hectic but I think the highlights of the week were lunch at the Alliance Français with Mulenga Kapwepwe
Read MoreIt's been an exciting if intense couple of weeks for Lubuto Library Project, as we have seen the arrivals of both Stacy Lagner and Jane Meyers in Lusaka.
Read MoreIn the last week I have been on 2 street walks, to meet some of the kids who live/work on the street and see how the mentors carry out outreach for FoH and Lubuto Libraries.
Read MoreThis week has seen me attending two really interesting meetings. At the weekend I was involved in a strategic planning workshop at Fountain of Hope. Well, I say involved - I didn't really contribute anything as I didn't feel that I knew enough about the organisation to do so.
Read MoreThis week I was taken on my 'walkabout' in the local compound, to see where the majority of kids who use the library come from. The best way I can describe it is to say that it is like those films you see on TV where a celebrity goes to a 'slum' somewhere in Africa...
Read MoreThis week at work has been really good although there has been a lot to take in. The kids at Fountain of Hope are really starting to trust me (I think). I know this for two reasons...
Read MoreJust over a year ago, I saw an advert for a post as a VSO volunteer Trainer Librarian at the Lubuto Library Project in Lusaka. I jumped at the chance to apply, and after a lengthy but necessary application and training process, here I am.
Read More7,025 Visits!!! I don’t think that there is an adequate word to describe just how busy the library has been since opening its doors to Garden’s children. The first day saw almost 600 visitors!
Read MoreBeing far away from home for the holidays is never easy. As someone from the Midwest where we’re used to cold and snowy Christmases, it was especially strange to be in a warm and humid climate (even more bizarre was seeing stores decorated...
Read MoreSomething unique and very special is happening at the Fountain of Hope Lubuto library. At the beginning of the year, we received a grant from eIFL.net, a sub-grant through the Gates Foundation, to use...
Read MoreOn Sunday, October 31, Lubuto Library Project’s Kenny Hau and his wife Esnart had their first child, Alfready Chimwemwe Hau.
Read MoreIn the three months that I’ve been coming to the Fountain of Hope Lubuto library, I have been fortunate enough to get to know almost all of the kids who live at the center, help out in the library, and who are regular library users.
Read MoreAn Interview with Volunteer Julie Allen From July 14-30, Lubuto Library Project was fortunate to have Washington, DC school librarian Julie Allen come to Lusaka and undertake the daunting task of doing a complete inventory of the Fountain of Hope Lubuto library collection.
Read MoreHarrison The first time I met Harrison, our head “librarian,” I was convinced he didn’t like me. He was shy and didn’t speak much English, which made communicating with him challenging.
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