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Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Start ALP Libraries (4/11)
When you are a teen and first learning about the challenges facing the developing world, what can you do to make things better?
ALP Expands to Ghana (3/11)
Last spring, Ernest Ankomah called ALP Founder Chris Bradshaw daily…from Ghana. Will you please partner with us to start libraries in Ghana? We will be your best partner ever!
Step Up for Swaziland! (2/11)
We need you to organize a book drive for a library in Swaziland! We have oodles of wannabe libraries in Swaziland waiting to be matched with a US book drive -- will you be one of them?
Newsletter 2010 (.pdf)
Our 2010 year in review, celebrating our first five years and 561 libraries!
view 2010 newsletter
Give the Gift of Literacy
There are so many great causes. Why does ALP deserve your end-of-year contribution?
Dear Friends
Our founder, Chris Bradshaw, reflects on 2010 -- 5 years, 561 libraries, over 25,000 American supporters, 223 libraries started this year, and a fabulous Harambee! (OK, it *rhymes* with "pear tree").
The Story of Nonkululeko, Director of ALP Partner Fundza
I am from a small village in southern Swaziland. Though I grew up very poor, the last born of twenty-three siblings, I learned that books have hidden treasure, and I dreamt of impacting nations and generations.
"What's a Lesotho?" -- Scouts Learn About Africa
Rural communities on opposite sides of the world are being brought together through ALP. A Girl Scout Troop in McKinleyville, CA is doing a book drive for Rehauhetsoe Primary School in Butha Buthe, Lesotho.
Five Years of Fabulous Fundraisers!
How do you raise $500 to ship a small library worth of books to Africa? During our first five years, ALP book drive organizers have concocted all kinds of ways to raise cash for literacy.
"We Can't Wait to Get Books!"
Students and teachers at Moyeni High School in Lesotho wait for their library with great excitement.
