Lubuto in North America
Lubuto in Africa
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Lubuto in Africa
Eleni Coromvli, Regional Program Director, a practicing architect in Zambia, is a Greek national who has made her home and family in Zambia. Her doctoral and masters' studies at the University of California at Berkeley emphasized the 'building process,' an integrated process of building comprising design, construction and user's participation, and urban design. Eleni has extensive experience in architecture/urban design and construction management, gained through participation in numerous and diverse architectural projects in three continents (Europe, North America and Africa).
Eleni's interest in applying her architectural knowledge and talents to Zambia has given her an understanding that is particularly suited to the needs of the Lubuto Library Project. She acquired valuable knowledge of Zambian community life patterns and problems through extensive social research into various communities in several parts of the country. She has an in-depth understanding of vernacular Zambian architecture and significant experience in incorporating indigenous spatial patterns and building techniques into modern building. Eleni also is very familiar with the lives and needs of street children as a result of her work with the Fountain of Hope in Lusaka.
Professor Maurice Lundu, a Zambian national who recently retired from the position of University Librarian at the Copperbelt University and is currently teaching in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University of Zambia, is a well-known leader in African librarianship. He received his Masters and PhD degrees in Library and Information Science at Case Western University in the U.S. and the University of Sheffield in the U.K.
Maurice has published more than 30 articles and three books, and was the first recipient (in 2000) of the "Author of the Year" award from SCECSAL, the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Librarians for his contributions to development of the profession. Various fellowships, awards and appointments have allowed him to work and travel widely throughout Africa and elsewhere in the world, yet he has maintained a profound dedication to Zambia and the people of Africa. While he is working to establish a technology institute in his hometown of Kasama, Zambia, he sees his involvement in the Lubuto Library Project as another important way in which he can contribute to his people and his country's development.
Naomi Mtonga, a Zambian national, is a lecturer in the University of Zambia Department of Library and Information studies, with research emphases in the areas of collection development, information technology and the role of information in society, special libraries, and knowledge management.
Long a leader in the Zambia Library Association and active in University-wide initiatives, Naomy has also traveled, studied and participated in seminars in Europe and several other African countries and throughout Zambia. Prior to assuming her teaching position at the University of Zambia, she was Librarian of the Zambia's National Institute of Public Administration, and earlier at Copperbelt University. Naomy holds a Master of Science in Information Science degree from Addis Ababa University.
