Community Public Library

COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

AKCLF Five year Library Development plan 2021 to 2026

Libraries play an important role in local communities. And particularly where the community is impoverished, schools are at far distances, many school age going children have little or no access to learning at the limited available schools. It thus becomes our role to facilitate learning through libraries.
In our 5 year Library Development plan 2021 to 2026 is now the focus of AKCLF after a very successful student Scholarship and School Computer Labs projects . The human resources and computer learning from these projects will help us to complement albeit on consultancy and short staff assignments eventual need of full time librarians and other staff when the library is functional,
Years 1, 2 and 3 is the physical development of the library building.
Year 4 - setting and stocking library books - early education foundation books, primary and secondary school books together with reference books and teachers resources.
Year 5 - procurements of computers for resource room, and recruitment of full time staff.

Any caring person who has a passion for educating boys and girls in Africa may contact Akonua and Kwama Children's Literacy Foundation because we give both girls and boys equal educational opportunities.

The library will provide a direct service to Mankessim community. The Local population is about 20,000 with four High Schools in the area but has no Library. The Mfantseman district capital, Saltpond also has no Library. Thus a district with a population of about 152,858 has no library in it’s district capital therefore even with the establishment of this community library, some people may travel long distances from surrounding villages to use this facility. Infact due to this dire need, this project responds directly to the community needs.

A land of about 0.86 acre has been purchased and levelled and is ready to begin construction of the foundation on which the Library will be built. The library would help us to educate some of the people who say women would be married so their education is not important as well as those under the notion that a child belongs to the maternal family so the father could refuse to be responsible for his own child.

It is our hope, that you will share your passion and love for the children in these impoverished area. And help with the establishment of this extremely important Library establishment. The Foundation counts on your usual cooperation and hope that you will help us to build the people and the children of Mankessim a small room for reading, homework and research.

HELP BUILD A LIBRARY IN GHANA
AKONUA AND KWAMA CHILDREN'S LITERACY FOUNDATION

AKONUA AND KWAMA CHILDREN’S LITERACY FOUNDATION
PROPOSED LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Estimated cost of project based on BILL OF QUANTITIES prepared by ACQ-TECH CONSULT GH. LTD, is
Ghanaian Cedis C963,827.34 - Canadian Dollars $321.276.00 ($1.00 Canadian Dollar equals C3.00 Ghanaian Cedis.)

COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY PLAN 2016

COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY FLOOR PLAN 2016

Map of Mankessim in Ghana. Mankessim is located in the Central Region of Ghana.

Community Library Site: An overview of the 0.86 acres of land purchased for the public library