Causes: Education, Educational Services, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy
Mission: Reading Owls International is committed to increasing the literacy levels of Jamaican school-aged children. We will do so by providing books and learning resources to schools and other organizations to expand existing libraries or to create new ones.
Results: Most recent: In 2016 four (4) new lending libraries were opened in western Jamaica and a fifth was supplemented with enough books to become a lending library for the first time. In total, we donated 7,209 books and made improvements to library infrastructure at a cost of over $US 32,000.By the end of 2016, and in just three short years, Reading Owls will have impacted over 4,400 students and their families, built or supplemented eight (8) lending libraries and impacted 15 communities. In 2014, we undertook renovation of a library space, built and opened a library (on September 24,2015) at Clifton Primary School in Clifton Jamaica, and provided approximately 2,000 books and computers for kids valued at over US$14,000.We also donated US$8,500 worth of books to Ruseas high school serving over 2,600 students, and simultaneously gave US$5,700 in books to an early education/primary school to start their library. Details of the recent opening can be found at http://eepurl. com/bDjFqL
Target demographics: increase literacy levels among school-aged children
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 3000 students at schools across Jamaica
Geographic areas served: disadvantaged communities in Jamaica by partnering with local organizations to build libraries
Programs: books, computers, learning resources, library manuals, library buildout
Mission: Reading Owls International is committed to increasing the literacy levels of Jamaican school-aged children. We will do so by providing books and learning resources to schools and other organizations to expand existing libraries or to create new ones.
Results: Most recent: In 2016 four (4) new lending libraries were opened in western Jamaica and a fifth was supplemented with enough books to become a lending library for the first time. In total, we donated 7,209 books and made improvements to library infrastructure at a cost of over $US 32,000.By the end of 2016, and in just three short years, Reading Owls will have impacted over 4,400 students and their families, built or supplemented eight (8) lending libraries and impacted 15 communities. In 2014, we undertook renovation of a library space, built and opened a library (on September 24,2015) at Clifton Primary School in Clifton Jamaica, and provided approximately 2,000 books and computers for kids valued at over US$14,000.We also donated US$8,500 worth of books to Ruseas high school serving over 2,600 students, and simultaneously gave US$5,700 in books to an early education/primary school to start their library. Details of the recent opening can be found at http://eepurl. com/bDjFqL
Target demographics: increase literacy levels among school-aged children
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 3000 students at schools across Jamaica
Geographic areas served: disadvantaged communities in Jamaica by partnering with local organizations to build libraries
Programs: books, computers, learning resources, library manuals, library buildout
Po Box 2881, Attleboro, MA 02703
201-500-6957
Education
Attleboro
