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Kenya National Library Service (KNLS)

The Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) is a statutory body of the Government of Kenya established by an Act of Parliament, Cap 225 of the Laws of Kenya in April 1965. The Board‘s mandate is to develop, promote, establish and equip libraries in Kenya. KNLS provides a range of services related to...

Masud Parves Library

Masud Parves Library is an information centre in Bangladesh that provides students with educational materials and aims to contribute to achieving sustainable economic growth.

The Giving Exchange

As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the organization's mission is to connect need with supply for good with an emphasis on self-sustainability. The team has been working in Kenya and other countries since 2013, developing sustainable programs for various schools, orphanages, and rescue centers....

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China's Humanitarian Groups - May, 2004

Library information with a focus on China.

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Middle East Library for Economic Services

This online library lists a number if customs documents relating to the import of goods into Egypt. Included is the Customs Exemptions Law.

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University of Texas Map Library

The University of Texas Map Library, also known as the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, includes geographical, historical, and other types of maps from around the world.

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Virtual Library on Microcredit

The Virtual Library on Microcredit is an online resource published by the Global Development Research Centre. The Library collects articles, conference reports, case studies, publications on microcredit issues and lists of microcredit organisations. It also provides links to internet resources...

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About 20,000 schools [in South Africa], with 10 million pupils, have no libraries and few books

"About 20,000 schools [in South Africa], with 10 million pupils, have no libraries and few books, even if they do have shelves." Community H.E.A.R.T.

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School facilities

"Most of South Africa's 32,000 schools have no libraries or laboratories. Most pupils have to study with too few desks and chairs, and without enough textbooks. School buildings are often ramshackle buildings that are unsafe for educational purposes."

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Micro-Enterprise Online Library

Micro-Enterprise Online Libary, published by National Institute for Social Science Information, provides an online micro-enterprise research library.

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Free Management Library

The Free Management Library (FML) provides an easy-to-access and comprehensive database of basic and practical managerial and business information for leaders and managers running large and small non-profit and for-profit organisations with very limited resources. The FML currently lists...

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Free Management Library - Non-profit-specific Legal Information

The Free Management Library is a database of basic and practical managerial and business development information for leaders and managers with limited resources. It lists a variety of links involving NGO setting up and establishing an NGO. Topics include Legal Information.

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Hong Kong Bank Foundation helps support speech therapy services for children.

The Hongkong Bank Foundation supports Benji's Centre, the first and currently the only charitable organisation providing specialised speech therapy for children, with a donation of HK$258,000 for the establishment of Parent Resource Corner and Toy Library.

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The Veolia Foundation assists children with disabilities to access education in Calcutta

Two Indian NGOs, Calcutta de la Rue a l'Ecole, and Tomorrow's Foundation, have received a grant from the Veolia Foundation that will enable them to install a mobile education unit on a bus which crisscrosses Calcutta every day.

Biblioteca Petre Stefanuca

Biblioteca Petre Stefanuca is a library in Ialoveni, Moldova. The library’s services include: home loan, reading room, a multimedia room (with internet connection, interactive courses, educational programmes for children, films and games), special collections (manuscripts, documents, rare books,...

National University of Timor Lorosae Library Project

National University of Timor Lorosae Library Project is a programme to rebuild a library system in East Timor. The objectives are to train library managers and staff, development coordination of shared resources, promote history, cultural values and development in Timor-Leste, represent member's...

Zambia Police Training College Library

The Zambia Police Training College Library is operated by the Zambian Police Service. The Library strives to provide information to police officers country-wide. It has a small collection of books and serials and requires current information and Internet access in order to provide updated...

Ehtiopia Reads

Ethiopia Reads is an American NGO that is attempting to create a reading culture in Ethiopia. Its programmes are managed and run by Ethiopians who live and work in Addis Ababa and the regional capital of Awassa. The organisation offers regular training sessions for people who display a love of...

Kenya National Library Service

Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) is a service provided by the Government of Kenya, established to promote, establish, equip, manage, maintain and develop libraries in Kenya so as to enhance citizens' reading and information seeking habits, and therefore sustain literacy. The service...

African Library Project

The African Library Project is an American NGO dedicated to improving literacy in Africa. The Project works with volunteers in African communities to create small libraries for African schools and villages. The organisation collects books from children in the United States through book drives...