The TransCAP Foundation provided startup funds as well as the operational budget for a free community library in the community of Kisseman in Ghana. This project is jointly administered with Easy Track Ghana, a licensed tour operator in Ghana that operates as a social enterprise providing training and adult skills development. With the support of TransCAP donors, this free community library was opened in 2012.
Under the direction of Easy Track Ghana co-founder Steven Wilson and head librarian Sandra Ho, the Kisseman Community Library is a community asset for an area where books are a luxury. For some children unable to go to school, these are the only books they have ever touched.
This community library offers:
- Daily children's hours hosting 200 - 250 children per week.
- Adult collection of vocational, health care, language and other topics at an appropriate level.
- Community meeting space for educational workshops.
- Special arts days to inspire and fun activities to teach concepts of health, math, science.
- One laptop computer and separate monitor for educational games, supervised Internet usage and Pee Wee's Playhouse on Saturday mornings
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