What we've achieved to promote literacy

We strive to cultivate a community that values literacy, and benefits from our library program.

By partnering with organizations around the globe, e3kids aims to live out our mission to equip, empower and educate youth.

In addition to our specific library initiatives in Kenya and Guatemala, books have been donated to an orphanage and Shofco public library, located in the heart of the slum that many Royal students reside in.

Mombasa, Kenya

Starting in 2012 librarian Brenda Storms, with support from her Rotary Club, laid the groundwork for two school libraries on the Jomvu and Mikindani campuses of the Royal Comprehensive School (Mombasa, Kenya). Storms worked to transform a dorm room into a library, installing shelving and purchasing starter collections that immediately engaged students’ thirst for reading and knowledge. Over time the seeds she planted blossomed into a school-wide library program, initiated by librarian Lena Gonzalez Berrios, including an expanded collection of materials, enrichment learning activities to promote STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math), teacher training and opportunities for creative expression including art and reader’s theater. Working toward a sustainable model, e3kids partnered with school administrators and young teachers to train student library assistants with the goal to increase student access, maintain library resources and provide mentoring and leadership development opportunities.

In addition to the traditional school libraries, e3kids recognized the need to fill the entire school environment with literacy materials and build classroom book collections for academic support. By 2017, all Mikindani classrooms were outfitted with book cabinets, complete with a selection of books. Although there is still a great need to expand the classroom library initiative and book collections

Zacapa, Guatemala

In Zacapa, Guatemala, e3kids is in the planning phase of developing a school library that will serve an orphanage on the Hope of Life campus and the children of Safe Haven Village. Partnering with Rotary International and Hope of Life, e3kids is committed to customizing a school library that will support the specific educational needs of the students.