Last year, Lubuto was awarded a grant from ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action for Girls and Women to prevent early marriages by developing a Makerspace at the Mumuni Library. The Makerspace and its programs give… Read more

Zambia has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Africa, with 31% of girls under the age of 18 already married and a median first marriage age of 18 for women generally. Early marriage and early pregnancy… Read more

Since its opening in November of 2014, the Mumuni Library has challenged and expanded our conception of what a Lubuto library means to a rural community. The Nabukuyu community is radically different than… Read more

When we opened the Mumuni Library in November 2014, we knew that a rural area would need a new approach to outreach. Life in rural Zambia is very different than in the large urban center of Lusaka. Read more

What a different world Lubuto libraries are now reaching in the Southern Province community of Nabukuyu, 23 km east of Monze! Eight years of working with the Matantala Rural Integrated Development… Read more

While the third Lubuto Library will not officially open until November, we’ve finished construction of the reading room so books could be on the shelves for our collection researchers to get started. And just like the… Read more

“The Mumuni Library is here because of the vision and tenacity of some extraordinary members and supporters of this community. In particular, this library would not be here if not for the persistence and … Read more