TURNING TABLES

  About six years ago,a friend mine  shared an idea with me about starting a project  which could improve education standards in the community and people's living standards;and also change their negative attitude towards development.In our discussion we enlisted problems as followers.
-high rate of poverty at 25%
-high rate of school of drop outs
-high rate of illeteracy
-high rate of unemployment
-Lack of continunity in leaving
-Lack of economic empowerment
  The problems highlighted above were enough to enable us turn a committee  to ensure that the dream came to reality.In 2006,the committee sought political  backing from the area M.P who gave us seed money to start money to start the project.The funds enabled the committee to renovate the library building,bought books.The Dept.of Adult Education gave the committee15,000/-for purchase of furniture,shelves and also books.
  The main objective was to cultivate  a reading culture which is generally very poor in Kenya.This has created interest in youngsters who come to acquire skills in knowledge.The library receives many school going children especially during holidays.Some students excluded in their exams and have been admitted to National schools.
   The main problem is lack of funding to develop the project,increasing the reading  space,purchase books,computers for centres documentation.The project was registered s SHINYALU COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND NOW IT IS SHINYALU COMMUNITY  LEARNING RESOURSE CENTRE,based at SHINYALU MARKET in Kakamega East District. 


Location: VIRHEMBE, SHINYALU-KAKAMEGA EAST, KENYA