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English Language
Libraries Needed
For Primary and
Secondary Schools
Below are some of the schools for which we are seeking to provide library books.
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English language libraries are a great tool for
schools as English is a coveted language and reading materials are
scarce. The school we are seeking to assist says that while
Christian materials cannot be used in the school curriculum,
Christian books available in the English language may be freely
stocked in their library. All books will have to be hand carried
with visitors to China in suitcases. They are legal to bring in, but
all other means of bringing them are presently unreliable.
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Zambia is an English speaking country, but local
dialects (like Bemba and Swahili) are the language of most of the
people. All education is in the English language, but this is not
the language of the children when they first come to school. This
particular school is a free Christian school supported by donations
from abroad for children too poor even to attend the government
schools. There is presently no reading library available to the
primary students. Books may be shipped to Zambia by M-Bag
international book mail, though it generally takes about 6 months to
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Primary School in Suriname
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Secondary School in Suriname
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The
pictures above are of Christian Liberty Academy of Paramaribo,
Suriname, a school established by RCM in 1979. It now has
between 250-300 students every year, most of whom are not from
the country of Suriname, but live in it now either temporarily
or permanently. in 2003, a fire destroyed the library of the
school, which is being restocked. Books are shipped down each
year with book and equipment by boat and arrive in a matter of
weeks.
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RCM is seeking to provide English language Christian and other
good reading and study books for schools in three different countries listed
above. Help is needed to collect, screen and then ship books to RCM's HQ where
they will be combined and shipped to the respective countries (with the
exception of China, which will be shipped directly to travelers going to China
at specific times).
We need those who will take on the challenge of collecting,
previewing (on the basis of guidelines RCM will provide), and sorting the books
into the categories suitable for the respective schools. This will be an
on-going task and would be very suitable for church groups whose churches could
assist in providing shipping for the books. This would make an excellent effort
for a church to do on an on-going basis.
Common sources of books:
• Book sales and leftovers from book sales
• School libraries commonly cull through and discard older
books, many of which are excellent.
• Families where the children have grown up
• Churches and their libraries
• Thrift shops
• Donation drop offs set out in churches
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