Community Libraries for Children in The Gambia
The Mbife Foundation is opening the Mbife Libraries, which will stock a wide range of books promoting inclusive and diverse literature to develop children’s wellbeing and love of reading.
Our libraries will ensure that children will be able to enjoy stories and books that stimulate their creativity and language abilities.
Through the Libraries, children will be accessing books that encourage broader social cultural perspectives such as feminism, building communities, the important socio-emotional skills among others. The libraries will also feature books with strong female protagonists and at the heart of it all the African diasporan experience will be celebrated.
Mbife opens it’s first Children’s Library
Thanks to community fundraising we opened the first Mbife Childrens Community Library in December 2023, which stocks a wide range of books promoting inclusive and diverse literature to develop children’s wellbeing and love of reading. The library categories, cover an array of relevant topics’ including inclusion, socio-emotional skills, feminism and disabilities.
Watch the video to see inside the first Mbife Library
Here is what you need to know:
The Mbife Library is located in the Fajara Gardens Restuarant
We are open Monday through Saturday.
Opening Hours: 9:00-1800
Join us for Read Aloud Story Time at midday, daily!
Library access is free for everyone!
Mbife Foundation at the Remembering Reuel Foundation Disability Awareness Week
Mbife Foundation spreading the joy of reading at community events!
Our founder is pictured here at the Remembering Reuel Foundation’s disability awareness walk, sharing stories with young readers. To ensure all children can enjoy the tale, a Wolof interpreter and a sign language interpreter join her in the story telling, bringing the words to life.
Promoting inclusivity and a love for books - that’s the Mbife Foundation way! 📖
Youth and Adolescent Library set up for the Blessed Sacrament Library in Kanifing.
Youth volunteers arrange books in the newly established community library, a collaborative initiative between Mbife Foundation and Blessed Sacrament Church. This vibrant space on church grounds promises to nurture young minds and foster a love for reading in the community."
Mbife Foundation Donates books to the ABC School Library
Celebrating International Book Week, Mbife Foundation donates books to ABC School, ensuring every child can take home a literary treasure. Our mission: to spark joy in reading and empower young minds, one book at a time.
Mbife Foundation Donates books to the British International School
Mbife Foundation delivers books to British International School students, supporting their initiative to stock public school libraries with academic and leisure reading materials. This collaborative effort amplifies student-led fundraising, bridging educational gaps in our community.
