The Bibliobus mobile library

 
  • COUNTRY :
    Côte d'Ivoire
  • PLACE :
    Abobo - Quartier précaire d'Abidjan
  • ACTION TYPE :
    Accès à la lecture aux enfants démunis
  • PROJECT TYPE :
    Remise du Bibliobus à la Mairie d'Abobo
  • DATE :
    10 décembre 2008
 
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Fondation Children of Africa
The Children of Africa Foundation has offered a fully equipped  mobile library  on Wednesday  December 10 to the children of the municipality of Abobo (Abidjan neighborhoods).  The ceremony took place inside the town hall in Abobo, in the presence of the Mayor Mr. Adama Toungara, all the sponsors, and partners.  During her speech,  Ms. Dominique Ouattara, mentioned how that library is equipped with more than 500 books.  
It will be available to children of Abobo for a period of 3 months, during which they will also attend screenings of documentaries and cartoons.
 The library then will tour the 10 municipalities of Abidjan, as a way to introduce reading  to children, Mrs. Ouattara also provided a video projector, DVD and giant screens.  The total donation is estimated at 80 000 000 F CFA.