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An Introduction to LWB

First thing first…

Welcome Dalhousie to Librarians Without Borders!

Introductions

Where We’ve Been

• At the University of Western Ontario• Inspired and motivated by colleague Jorge Chimbinda• Construct and develop a library in Angola

Beginnings

Milestones…

• UWO – Feb. 2005

• Incorporated – Oct 2005

• McGill – 2007

• UBC – 2007

• Board of Directors – 2007

• U of T – 2009

• Dalhousie – 2011!

Without Borders:

Without Borders:

Executive Summary of 2010 Annual Report

• 2010 was a defining year for LWB

• Established compelling purpose & model

• Expand on successes of Student Committees

• Address sustainability & scalability

• Institutional memory, resources, community

• Service-Learning Student Committee Model

• Community

• Communication, connectivity, collaboration

• Human networking, IT infrastructure, project support

• Capital

• Fundraising at organization-wide scope

• Tighten processes -> charitable status

• Distribution via fund-matching, scholarships

Executive Summary cont…

• Student Committees

• Projects: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,…

• Welcomed start-up at Dalhousie University

• Executive Team

• Communication, connectivity, and collaboration

• Appointment of additional Liaisons

• Inaugural multi-annual online retreat

• Initiated organization-wide project

• Launching LWB.Community portal

Where We’re Going

In 2011

CONTINUE Service-Learning Student Committee Model

• MORE Community

• Communication, connectivity, collaboration

• Human networking, IT infrastructure, project support

• MORE Capital

• Fundraising at organization-wide scope

• Tighten processes -> charitable status

• Distribution via fund-matching, scholarships

And What’s Dalhousie’s Role?

• Select your roles in the Asturias project

• What do you want to own?

• Manage and support your project piece

• Send some students to Guatemala

• Develop educational events for Speaker Series

• Relating to LWB mission

• Relating to Asturias project

• Tell your LWB stories and Share Information

• Internally: make extensive use of the LWB.Community

• Externally: use LWB website, LWB Twitter, LWB Flickr,…

•Plan a social for LWB supporters at CLA 2011

2010-11 LWB Umbrella Project

Miguel Angel Asturias Academy http://www.asturiasacademy.org

Quetzaltenango (Xela)

Where is Asturias?

Asturias Library Project: Past, Present & Future

Project

timeline

Sept 2009 – Contacted Asturias Academy

Sept 2009 – April 2010 Identified a need: Asturias Academy

Library Project

April 21 – May 2, 2010 LWB McGill visits Guatemala

o Cultural visits

o Work at Asturias: handbook of

recommendations

Apr 22 – May 3, 2011 LWB Guatemala Trip 2011

May 2010 – Upon return: spread the word!

Continued communication with

Asturias

Jan – May, 2011 Ongoing fundraising for library

materials

More About Asturias

Asturias is supported by:

Staff & Volunteers

Ashoka Fellowship

The International Community

• School visits

• Donations

Challenges

“Chronic malnutrition, limited

access to health care, widespread

poverty, racism and structural

violence against the indigenous

Mayan population all present

significant challenges to our

educational project”

Unique approach to education

Teachings of Paulo Freire -

“Pedagogy of the Oppressed”

Promoting an environment of

equality and diversity

INTECAP

Create a document of library

recommendations that reflects the

needs of the community.

Better understand the needs of

the school.

Get to know the community where

Asturias is located.

2010 Asturias Library Project: Goals

Annual trip (May 22 – April 3, 2011)

• 10 - 30 participants who are LWB student and professional

members

• Volunteer work at the Asturias Academy in Quetzaltenango,

Guatemala

• Cultural activities in Quetzaltenango and surrounding areas.

• Focus this year on programming and outreach initiatives.

Fundraising

•Work with Asturias staff to collect books & library resources

that will fill gaps in the collection

•The collection is available to view online:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Asturias

Ways to Participate

Become an LWB MemberRead the 2010 Annual Report

Follow us on Twitter

www.lwb-online.org