The Winnipeg Oromo Youth Association of Canada has adopted a library that will be the first public library in Melka Jebdu, a town just outside of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. As part of “Adopt-A-Library” project by CODE (the Canadian Organization for Development through Education), an organization working with local organizations throughout the developing world to empower children to learn, an online pledge drive is now open to raise money towards the development of this library.

Here’s the statement from the site (http://www.codecan.org/en/get-involved/adopt-a-library/find-a-library/melka-jebdu)

There are several schools in Melka Jebdu, a community in the Harare region of eastern Ethiopia. CODE has pledged to support the community to develop its first library. When you adopt this library, you help us support this community to refurbish a building donated by them, provide library furniture, supply books in Oromiffa, the local language, and English, provide professional support for teachers using the library, and help train local people in library management skills.

For the complete list of all libraries under CODE’s “Adopt-A-Library” program, visit: http://www.codecan.org/en/get-involved/adopt-a-library/find-a-library.