Book Aid International has been working in Tanzania since 1963, distributing books in mainland Tanzania through the Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB), and on Zanzibar through Zanzibar Library Services (ZLS). Both partners distribute our books to their network of public libraries, as well as to universities, development organisations, schools and other partners.
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Busy users at the Zanzibar Library Service |
ZLS and TLSB prioritise children’s facilities, developing attractive and comfortable children’s reading areas and encouraging younger children to read for pleasure. The TLSB central library in Dar es Salaam has a multimedia resource centre for children, where kids can enjoy activities such as storytelling and reading competitions. Zanzibar Library Services have recently moved to a new building in Zanzibar Town, with a whole new wing for children’s books and light and spacious carpeted areas for reading. Both library services are expanding these services into their branches throughout the country.
Book Aid International supports many universities in Tanzania, including the University of Dar es Salaam, Ardhi University, the Open University, the State University of Zanzibar and Tumaini University. We also send a great number of higher education and advanced texts to specialist institutions such as the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE), the Muhilbili Institute of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), and the Sokoine University of Agriculture. We support a number of the regional Clinical Officers' Training Centres throughout the country, developing their libraries with boxes of excellent new books on medicine, health and nursing.
Book Aid International also continues to support the book industry in Tanzania. We have funded the Children’s Book Project of Tanzania to produce four new children’s books in Swahili over the past twelve months, guaranteeing the purchase of several thousand copies for distribution to schools and libraries. We have also been working with the Tanzania National Book Council (BAMVITA) to support reading promotion activities such as a National Book Week Festival and children's reading tents.
We are continuing to expand our support to development organisations through our Books for Development programme. We have recently added several new non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to our list of Books for Development recipients, ensuring that the latest books on human rights, poverty and development are reaching policy makers, programme staff, and lobbyists of local NGOs throughout Tanzania.
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