Benefits and impact of public access in libraries in ghana and ukraine

1. Benefits and impact of public access in
libraries in Ghana and Ukraine

2. UKRAINE: 2,000 public libraries with free
access to internet

3. Bridging the digital divide

4. Impact of public access in libraries

5. Information and development

6. Open Government Partnership

7. PLIFOD
African Public-Private Partnership Initiative
to Support Public Libraries by TechAide.net
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A Global Partnership MDG, Target 8F
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Ghana First Country, 5 yr agreement signed
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Objective:
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Increase infrastructure for public libraries
Improve skills and competence of library staff
through capacity building
Improve advocacy to influence public policy
Change the current perception and image

8. Library Perception Study
• Research in selected African countries
• Public Libraries are perceived as places to store
books and reading - Ghana
• Africa Awareness Raising Group – 1yr Advocacy
• Public Libraries for Development Initiative
• Initial 5 year Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

9. Mobile Library for Development
Volta Regional Library

10. Mobile Library for Development
Volta Regional Library
• ICT is compulsory subject for Junior High
School students in Ghana.
• Most rural schools do not have computers,
internet connections, electricity, school and
community libraries.
• Students learn ICT in abstract ; not practice.
• Most of them fail their exams including ICT
and some schools do not register their
students for the ICT exams.

11. Information for Development
• Visited each school once
a week for 31 weeks;
total of 115 visits made
• 215 children, between
the ages of 11 - 19, took
part in lessons
• 119 attended 9 rural
Internet sessions.
• 53 were taken through
the search for agric
information on.

12. Mobile Library for Development

13. Development Challenges

14. Maternal Health, Northern Library

15. Health Information
• Register interested expectant mothers
through partner facilities/Clinics/hospitals
• Send SMS each week to 200 expectant
mothers/fathers (directly or indirectly)
• Organise knowledge sharing platforms for
non literate expectant mothers.

16. Face-to-Face Information Sharing
@ Northern Regional Library

17. Maternal Mortality
Information for Communities
Your growing baby
needs plenty of iron.
Make sure you eat
meat, lentils, beans or
chickpeas every day,
and take your iron
supplement.

18. Contacts
• Kafui Prebbie, CEO TechAide
www.techaide.net | kafui@techaide.net