The Children’s Peace Library wishes you a happy New Year 2013. We once again welcome you into our world of peace and reading books in this new year. We thank you for being with us in the last year 2012, hoping that we will continue to work together in the peace-building and in promoting a…
Read MoreThe Gisenyi town Library is an amazing Peace Library that offers children access to reading books near many Gisenyi primary schools. When the library first opened there were many children who came to check out books and each day the number of children increased. So far the number of children using the library is around…
Read MorePeer Mediation Workshop May 21st -23rd, 2012. The Children’s Peace Library of Kigali has been offering trainings and workshops to children. The much known workshop is the Peer Mediation which is done in schools especially the Elementary Schools in the area. As it was planned to have a workshop in this Month; the plan was…
Read MoreThe Dream of Children’s Peace Library of Kigali to Have another Library outside Kigali Has Come True It was after several months when the Children’s Peace Library situated in Kigali City in Kicukiro District, Kagarama Sector wished to start another new Peace Library outside Kigali. As The Children’s Peace Library continues to grow and add…
Read MoreGiselle, 12, and Rosine, 11, are two students at College George Fox de Kagarama primary school in Kigali. They have been attending the library since it first opened in 2008 and come weekly to read and check out new books. Giselle’s family has several books at home, but most are in French and more for…
Read MoreAfter many months of waiting, The Children’s Peace Library has received a donation of new and used books from Mennonite Central Committee in Akron, Pennsylvania. The books were shipped this summer but got caught up in some paperwork when they arrived. The 36 boxes of books will nearly double the current number of books in…
Read MoreThings have been rather quiet in the library lately, as Rwandan schools are currently on holiday following an exam period that has kept children busy and away from the library for a couple of weeks! Before students left for vacation, we were able to host two Peer Mediation Training workshops for 5th graders from two…
Read MoreHere are some pictures of the recent remodeling taking place! Some pictures of the completed library to follow soon…
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