Norton, Zimbabwe

In February 2020, I traveled to Zimbabwe to meet Simuka Africa Youth Association, and to learn about their community's need for a free-lending library. Simuka Africa Youth Association is an organization working on sustainably uplifting people out of poverty across Zimbabwe, with a focus on the township of Norton. In recent history, Zimbabwe has struggled with political unrest and unethical leadership, which has affected marginalized groups the most.

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Sadly, shortly after my trip, COVID hit our world, which made the project of building a library extremely challenging. However, slowly Libraries for All alongside our amazing partner, Simuka Africa Youth Association, pushed forward with the project.

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Finally, as of March 2023, the library has come together and is open to the community!