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Medias - 25 January 2018

Rebuilding the Future with the Ideas Box: The Story of Consolata

Imagine being a highly educated woman with a beautiful family, a promising career, and a bright future. Now, imagine having to leave all of that behind in a matter of terror-filled seconds. This is the story, the reality, of Consolata, a once ...

Medias, Projects - 22 January 2018

Bringing College-Level Classes to Congolese Refugees through Coursera

In February 2014, Libraries Without Borders (LWB) launched two Ideas Boxes in the Kavumu and Musasa refugee camps in Burundi in an effort to address the pressing needs of Congolese refugees fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Within ...

Photo d'herbergés d'urgence en gymnase jouant

Projects - 15 January 2018

Four Years of the Ideas Box

A note from Patrick Weil, the Chairman and Founder of Libraries Without Borders Four years ago, Libraries Without Borders implemented the first Ideas Box in Burundi. Today, we are eager to share how this program has developed and grown over ...

Photo de jeunes qui jouent sur l'Ideas Box

Medias - 15 January 2018

Re-Imagining the Role of Libraries in Calais

“The library is an important public institution where people from all walks of life can gain access to information regardless of their ability to pay. It is also the first place where people can gain access to culture. For this reason, it is ...

Projects - 10 January 2018

The Exile of an Iranian Family

On the night of April 10 2017, a fire devastated the Lisnière refugee camp of Grande-Synthe, which Doctors Without Borders had opened earlier that year at the request of the local mayor, Damien Carême. At the time, close to 1400 men, women and ...

Photo d'une Ideas Box portée par les Colombiens

Projects - 20 December 2017

Building Peace through Libraries in Colombia

Since the 1960s, Colombia has been in a state of civil war, with fighting primarily taking place between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). As a result of this conflict, 6.9 million people have been ...

Les participants de la formation KoomBook à Bangui.

Projects - 29 November 2017

Eight KoomBooks implemented in learning facilities in Central African Republic

Events - 31 October 2017

Detroit Residents Come Together for Free Laundry Day

DETROIT – October 31, 2017 – On Wednesday, November 1st, Libraries Without Borders (LWB) and the LaundryCares Foundation will host “Free Laundry Day,” during which will residents of westside Detroit can enjoy a number of festivities while doing ...

Projects - 13 September 2017

Libraries Without Borders Announces the Legal Literacy Advisory Board

Leveraging our expertise, Libraries Without Borders will provide immigrants in the Washington, DC area with certified legal resources to help them understand their rights and make informed decisions about their lives. Unfortunately, many ...

Projects - 13 September 2017

The Legal Literacy Initiative in Washington, DC

Libraries Without Borders has partnered with legal aid organizations to provide immigrants in the Washington, DC area with legal resources in nontraditional outreach spaces. In the US, countless immigrants receive fraudulent and incomplete legal ...