Book Bags!
May 2017 marked an important milestone for the Deschapelles library: they started lending books! Most households do not have books in Deschapelles because of the cost. Deschapelles can be very dusty particularly in the dry months. The Library Conseil (the Deschapelles Library Board) thought it would be a good idea to insert each book in a book bag for transport to and from the library. A group of women in Essex gathered to sew the book bags with a generous donation from Nautical Needles in Westbrook, CT and Cemmy Ryland. Thank you ladies!!
A letter from Vice President-Coordination of Deschapelles Project, Jenifer Grant
Up until very recently, we have been blessed by the fact that rural “Deschapelles has been outside of the mayhem and disruptions that have plagued the area around Port-au-Prince. Inflation, lack of fuel, and difficulty in getting actual cash from the bank for our programs in Deschapelles have made an impact, but otherwise things have been calm.” Read the full letter here.
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