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The Bamenda City
Council Library Open Doors Children’s Corner which is executed in Cameroon by a
Yaounde based NGO- Education Information Services International-EISERVI was
launched on April 23, 2015 with over 200 kids in attendance. The Open Doors
Children’s Corner according to Andrew Nyenty, Executive Director of EISERVI the
project seeks to create safe space in libraries and communities as well as
support the promotion of reading and learning in children. Andrew Nyenty
further emphasized that this project is conceived by Book Aid International and
it is executed across 10 countries in Africa. After Limbe, Bamenda is the
second city to benefit.
EISERVI and Book Aid
International he added donates above 60.000 books and educational materials
yearly to universities, NGOs, schools, councils, orphanages etc. Andrew Nyenty
also revealed that in the next few years his organization will work with Book
Aid International to setup 8 more libraries. The selected areas include, Mamfe,
Kumba, Kumbo, Mbengwi, Ekondo Titi, Belo, Bafut and Tiko.
On his part, the
Secretary General of the Bamenda City Council expressed gratitude to EISERVI
and Book Aid International for the timely support which he added “will go a
long way to impact the reading culture of kids in the city of Bamenda”. The SG
also used the opportunity to call on the population of Bamenda to use the gift
for the purpose that it is intended by sending their children to enjoy the
services especially during holidays.
To add more impetus to
this year’s World Book Day, EISERVI and the Bamenda Council Library also organized
a competition for pupils and students. The selected pupils and students took
part in the essay writing competition, reading and spelling inter-school
challenges for pupils and secondary school students (Form I,II,III). At the end
of the day, winners took home huge prizes.
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| Students |
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| Teachers |
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| Andrew Nyenty |
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| Open Doors library |
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| one of the winners |
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