PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
UgCLA could not operate without the support of a number of generous partners. These partners are listed in the table below or you can join us by downloading the FORM and sending it at [email protected]
| Organization | Geographical base | Role in relation to UgCLA |
|---|---|---|
| AfriPads Uganda Limited | Uganda | Distributes its products through UgCLA’s network and employs former Library Scholars from the Kitengesa Community Library. |
| Book Aid International | London, UK | Has funded and overseen Transforming Libraries ProjectPhases I and II. |
| Douglas College | Vancouver, Canada | Has helped to raise funds for one library; sends interns. |
| Coquitlam Public Library | Vancouver, Canada | Collaborated with Douglas College in raising funds for the Busolwe Public Library. |
| Friends of African Village Libraries | California, USA | Helps raise funds; advises on policy; provides training materials and ideas. |
| Global Goodness | New York, USA | Has funded Family Literacy Projects at two libraries. |
| Hawk Children’s Fund, UMES | Maryland, USA | Has provided grants for several specific projects. |
| Insight Global (formerly Youth in Development) | Vancouver, Canada | Provides volunteers on a regular basis |
| KaTutandike | Uganda | Provided office space from 2008 to 2012. |
| LitWorld | New York | Supported Lit Clubs in 2013 as an educational activity in one regional cluster of libraries. |
| Maendeleo Foundation | Uganda | Contributes expertise in computers and ICTs; hosts website. |
| National Library of Uganda | Uganda | Has allowed UgCLA to use its postal address since 2007 and provided office and meeting space from 2014 to 2015. Helps in the storage and distribution of donated books |
| Pockets of Change | New York, USA | Has provided grants for several specific projects. |
| Under the Reading Tree | Vancouver, Canada | Covered the running costs of five libraries for five years; paid the salary of an additional UgCLA coordinator for five years. |
| United Nations for Development Fund | United Nations for Development Fund | Has provided funds for furniture and buildings for a couple of libraries; channels funds raised by personal contacts in the UN. |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada | Provides volunteers on a regular basis. |