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During the months of May and June 2011, the UN engineers will work to transform the container into a reading room and archive. 50 shelves were produced thanks to the support of Dome group (www.domeint.com) for the purpose.
Also, paints were provided by the UN to facilitate the painting of the container as a street arts work, with the cooperation of the Arts department at the University and local artists from Juba and Khartoum.
26 March 2011 – United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) from UNMIS joined Juba residents to offload a container of books donated to the University of Juba in early February by the London-based BooksForSudan Society.
The book donation project is an initiative of students attending the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Kingston University in London that was launched over a year ago.
University librarian George Lomude Lemi said the container of books arrived in Juba three months ago and includes texts about law, sociology, politics, and economics, among other topics.
http://unmis.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=511&ctl=Details&mid=697&ItemID=12881
Thanks to all for your support on Wednesday evening, it has been a very nice event. We received lot of books donation, we still need more in:
medicine,
computer science,
engineering,
natural science and environment.
Please spread the message!
BooksforSudan Project
BSP – Give books a second chance
BooksforSudan Project is a part of a UK organization, Books for Sierra Leone and Sudan, supported by students on a voluntary basis. It aims to support libraries and to encourage research and collaboration among UK, Sudan and Sierra Leone universities. It collects new books for free from publishing houses,universities, research institutions, private citizens.
First goal: to send a 40ft container of academic books to Juba University
The condition of Juba University is very poor; the library was closed in 1985 due to the war and has just reopened, but only old books are available. The Library is the heart of the University; its state is an indicator of the life of the institution itself. This project seeks support to overcome the lack of books of Juba University Library and support University research capacity, hence strengthen the civil transformation of southern Sudan society.
DONATE @
Lloyds TSB,Account n.:4510461,Sort code:309477,Reference:BSP
More Information: Benedetta De Alessi bda@soas.ac.uk. With SOAS Student Union http://booksforsudan.soasunion.org
Thanks to Current Donors: Prof. Woodward, Nobel peace library Oslo, Prof. Chan, Prof. Rhodes, ICG, Christian Aid, ODI, Durham University Library, LSE social science library, Roape, BPP, Thomas Reuters, Legal and Professional Claims Limited, Morgan, Hansard, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Centre of African Studies at Universities of Edinburgh, Oxford and Leiden, UCL, British Psychological Society, CUP
Thanks for their support to: Bergen University/Julap, Tank Gallery, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Silvia Macchetto,Dana Bosioc, Dalia Haj Omar, KU Books for Sierra Leone and Sudan volunteering project group, SOAS Center for African Studies, THET, southworld.net, ‘One Time Funk, Margo Baars
