Every great project has a small beginning. We seek to start with a pilot project in Nyamira County, Kenya. Our pilot project will be called Base ya kuchop. This is a local informal phrase meaning a home of learning.
We desire to start our pilot project in this town of Nyamira as we assess the need for these libraries and aim to attract like-minded individuals along this journey of inspiring a passion for learning. The library is to have one staff who should have a passion for learning and who will be in charge of managing the library. We have identified several locations for rent, one of which stands out since it is in a pristine location.
Nyamira is one of the 47 Counties in Kenya. It is is located in the hilly and rainy western part of Kenya. It has around half a million inhabitants in an area of 899.3 kilometres squared. Half the population are youth of ages 15 to 35 years. According to the 2009 census reports there are 145,012 students enrolled in 567 Primary schools and 37,070 students enrolled in 168 secondary schools.
In addition the county has 3 University Colleges, 1 Medical Training College, 1 Teachers Training College, 36 Youth Polytechnics, and several Commercial Colleges. Several institutions of higher learning have set up branches in this town meaning there are more college and university going students. Sadly though, the entire county does not have even a single public library. It is notable that most of the schools in Nyamira do not have a library and that the entire county of half a million inhabitants does not have a library. And this is where you and I come in...
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