Bid to End Chronic Books Shortage in Schools, Colleges
Pupils yell inside a classroom in Kathwana, Tharaka-Nithi County, as they tackle a mid-morning maths assignment.聽聽They aren鈥檛 fighting but scrambling over a shared text book. Stocks in the school library aren鈥檛 enough for a classroom set, and the commotion during lessons is almost normal.
Scarcity of books and other reading material remains a key concern for learning institutions in Kenya, despite systemic reforms over the years.
In the US, however, a non-profit organisation is scaling up efforts to address this crisis by mobilising individuals and groups to donate books to schools, colleges and universities. 糖心vlgo传媒 (BFA) ships donated text and library books to Kenya and 48 other countries.