Street Library launches nation-wide book drive

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Final Notice 11 years ago

This is what the government supposed to help of building libraries not instead of donating laptops to individuals. Libraries build & educate communities...

This is what the government supposed to help of building libraries not instead of donating laptops to individuals. Libraries build & educate communities...
Guy Mmoasem 11 years ago

The intellectual dearth in Ghana is a national disgrace. The public reading culture is very very bad to point of producing a nation of the miseducated.
Why should a NGO take responsibility for establishing Moblie Libraries ...
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The intellectual dearth in Ghana is a national disgrace. The public reading culture is very very bad to point of producing a nation of the miseducated.
Why should a NGO take responsibility for establishing Moblie Libraries while the Government wastes public fund for entertaining foreign heads of state,dictators and so-called dignatories? Yes,indeed the MOE is put to shame big time cause it has failed the Ghanaian public with literacy!! I will contact the group and donate volumes of books plus audio visuals to fight illiteracy in Ghana.meanwhile,Mr.Hayford Siaw can contact me:mmoasem1965@yahoo.com for book donations asap.
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

SEND THAT USELESS AKYEM GUY SOME EDUCATIONAL BOOKS TO READ TO ENABLE HIM OVERCOME HIS POLITICAL AND MORAL ILLITERACY.

SEND THAT USELESS AKYEM GUY SOME EDUCATIONAL BOOKS TO READ TO ENABLE HIM OVERCOME HIS POLITICAL AND MORAL ILLITERACY.
GHANA BA -UK 11 years ago

AGAINST FOOR BE WI, NDC ALL THE WAY.

AGAINST FOOR BE WI, NDC ALL THE WAY.
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Hayford's Siaw or Street Library, get in touch Marcus Ampadu to receive books from the universities and schools in Baltimore, Maryland area. I can be reached at:
ecologyafrica@gmail.com
Will support the creation of TentLibr ...
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Hayford's Siaw or Street Library, get in touch Marcus Ampadu to receive books from the universities and schools in Baltimore, Maryland area. I can be reached at:
ecologyafrica@gmail.com
Will support the creation of TentLibraries
More on the organization BiblioInTents (BITS).
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

When I showed this to my colleagues, there was a long stare of disbelief. Followed by a unanimous 'are you serious?'
'I'm not kidding', I shamefully informed them.

Yes we don't have functioning libraries, be it public lib ...
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When I showed this to my colleagues, there was a long stare of disbelief. Followed by a unanimous 'are you serious?'
'I'm not kidding', I shamefully informed them.

Yes we don't have functioning libraries, be it public libraries, professional libraries or school libraries. While New York City alone has hundreds of public and school libraries.
And then we turn around and lambaste our students for flunking BECE and WASSCE.
Or wonder why we don't discover new things or invent new things, or why our politics stinks as bad as our unsanitary environment.
And waste time arguing about whether the fault lies with going with O'Level or JHS/SHS; 3 years or 4years, or whether SHS education should be free.

A nation that does not invest in education, is a nation that does not read, that does not think well, that does not compute, that does not observe critically, that does not write well, does not imagine and visualize,and that does not engage in life-long learning. Can't our leaders see that we are mortgaging the future of our nation with our lackadaisical attitude towards how we educating our young people?

This is outright unconscionable.
We might as well shut down the Ministry of Education.
Benash 11 years ago

Well said Mr. Ampadu. It's just a big fat shame on the part of our leaders especially the minstry of education. No minster has ever ever advised any gov't in power to have a library project whereby every school from KG to SHS ...
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Well said Mr. Ampadu. It's just a big fat shame on the part of our leaders especially the minstry of education. No minster has ever ever advised any gov't in power to have a library project whereby every school from KG to SHS should have a well equiped library. All they care about is $50,000.00 car loans and housing and other freebies for ministers and stupid MP's.
My wife and I have collected books to donate to our community library in our town in Accra. Thank you and may God bless you for your charity work of collecting and donating books.
Ankans 11 years ago

Mr Ampadau, thank you so much. I personally think we should seriously think about building the small enclaves we live in. As the government has no desire to do anything for the greater good. Look at the speed they pass bills ...
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Mr Ampadau, thank you so much. I personally think we should seriously think about building the small enclaves we live in. As the government has no desire to do anything for the greater good. Look at the speed they pass bills or legislations that benefits them. Their relatives and children get the best education so the can't worry about the rest of us.

It's so shameful that in this day and age a lot of kids are not able to go to school because we don't have free education, and those who are able are getting inadequate education. This is scary and sad at the same time.

I guess we will one day realize the disservice we have done to our nation when crime increases exponentially and when our nation slips to 4th World if there's anything like 4th world.
Susan Sackey 11 years ago

Is it possible for Street Library to liaise with Min. of Foreign Affairs to enable Ghanaians overseas to send donations to Ghana Embassies to forward to Ghana?

US postage would be required, but would be cheaper than shippi ...
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Is it possible for Street Library to liaise with Min. of Foreign Affairs to enable Ghanaians overseas to send donations to Ghana Embassies to forward to Ghana?

US postage would be required, but would be cheaper than shipping to Ghana.

Thanks.
Hispanic brother 11 years ago

Shipping books to the Embassy in Washington, D.C. is an excellent idea.To ship books directly to Ghana is way too expensive.I have cartons and cartons of books in excellent condition that I could donate, but can't afford the ...
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Shipping books to the Embassy in Washington, D.C. is an excellent idea.To ship books directly to Ghana is way too expensive.I have cartons and cartons of books in excellent condition that I could donate, but can't afford the post office shipping costs.
PR 11 years ago

Hi Susan & HB,
Thank you for the concern. We will work with relevant authorities to make this possible and will communicate to stakeholders. If you send us your contact, we will include you on our newsletter. (info(a)streetl ...
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Hi Susan & HB,
Thank you for the concern. We will work with relevant authorities to make this possible and will communicate to stakeholders. If you send us your contact, we will include you on our newsletter. (info(a)streetlibraryghana.org
Nana Panyin 11 years ago

Please ,post email contact for books donation. You may contact the Ghana Embassies overseas to lead the BOOK DRIVE. It should be very sucessful to help schools and various communities. I am willing to support the drive from U ...
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Please ,post email contact for books donation. You may contact the Ghana Embassies overseas to lead the BOOK DRIVE. It should be very sucessful to help schools and various communities. I am willing to support the drive from US.
PR 11 years ago

Thank you Nana
Our email add is info@streetlibraryghana.org
Thank you.

Thank you Nana
Our email add is info@streetlibraryghana.org
Thank you.

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