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Book Donation Bring Hope To Matenda School


Hosea Tokwe  October 2013

 

Somewhere along the dusty road that threads through rural Zvishavane is an old Primary School. The school is just 20 metres from the road, but what strikes most are the old buildings, classrooms and teachers’ quarters. This is Matenda School. Built in 1927, the school was once sited at Danger, near Chionekano range of mountains through which Lundi river passes.

 

Today is my fourth visit to this school, having first arrived there for the first time on 6 July 2007. A friend in New Zealand had tasked me to establish a School Library. How I have grown to love this school. Despite some poor infrastructure, the previous visits and welcoming atmosphere has motivated me to return to this school.

Striving For Rural School Libraries

 

​Hosea Tokwe Oct 2013

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The establishment of School Libraries in rural areas in most African developing countries is still not of high priority, and professionals in the library field are not keen to take a leading role. The lack of incentives and benefits are contributory factors that make professionals reluctant to take the initiative and venture into the remote rural areas. However advocating for the establishment of School Libraries in rural areas is professionally rewarding as one will be able to discover the true needs of the deprived rural folks, as well as the children and their information needs so as to provide effective library and information services.

The State of Libraries and Librarians in Zimbabwe Today
 

Hosea Tokwe October 2013

 

​Zimbabwe’s achievement in the education sector was once the pride of the African continent and Zimbabwe was renown to have the highest literacy rate in Sub-Sahara Africa. While one can attribute this to the pivotal role played by teachers and institutions, it would be folly to overlook the role played by libraries. Libraries are the storehouse of knowledge through their provision of information in various forms.

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