Suubi Update Blog

After entering a competition in early March, which was run by Uganda Community Libraries Association (UgCLA), everyone at Suubi was thrilled when we recently learned that our application had been successful!

Thanks to a very generous donation from a New York based organisation, "Pockets of Change", UgCLA had been able to run the Children's Book Project which aims to spread the love of reading to Ugandan children.

Prior to entering the competition the majority of reading material available at the Suubi Community Library had been non-fiction, adult, learning based books. We are very excited to have now added eighty (80) brand new children's books to our shelves. Stories that have been specially written and illustrated for children will now stimulate the joy of reading for our village children.

Eighty brand new children's books recently arrived at Suubi Community Library.

We at Suubi would like to say a huge thank you for the ongoing drive and enthusiasm of UgCLA and Pockets of Change. It is undoubtedly helping to improve literacy standard right across Uganda and we are thrilled to have been chosen to receive such a wonderful prize.