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The MASH FOUNDATION community resource center and library
The MASH foundation library and resource centre seeks to help children to develop early literacy skills, as well as Increasing their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Over the years children that read books at the centre for pleasure perform better in school.
MASH Foundation resource centre is the only community library in a radius of 50 kilometers in Joska and was opened on the 12th April 2016.
Due to limited resources and infrastructure, most schools in the Joska region have no libraries.
The community library also offers children and the community free access to art classes and mentorship.
How to support The MASH Foundation community resource centre and library:
- Donate story books, novels, magazines and any other reading literature.
- Donate £480 to help pay the librarian for one full year.
- Donate £50 to help purchase 2 new revision books.
- Donate £50 to purchase a study seat.
- Donate table £100 to purchase a study table, which will help improve the reading environment for the readers.
- Donate £4000 to help expand the library to accommodate 80 children and youth. Currently the room can only hold 30 children maximum.
Benefits of developing a reading culture in children, youth and community in Joska.
- Improve the brain through Mental Stimulation.
- Empower readers to empathize with other people.
- Aid readers in sleep readiness.
- Reduce stress.
- Lower blood pressure and heart rate.
- Fight depression symptoms.
- Prevent cognitive decline as readers age.
- Stress reduction.
- Enhance knowledge.
- Memory improvement.
- Stronger analytical thinking skills.
- Improved focus and concentration.
- Better writing skills.
Our friends
Thanks to Rita who donated the first books and exam papers in 2016. Thanks to Ortholink Company, Jim Malcolm, Sean Malcolm , Anna Dadswell , Dr Moin, Dr Withers, Dr Kwan and Dr O’Leary for donations of books in 2017. We are also thankful for all financial and support in kind received over the years in building this community library from Sean, Jianchen Fu, Secure Kenya company, Giri and Emily.
We are grateful for the support received from Dr Hamish Ronald Jackson and the Jackson family, Giri Kesavan, Deepka Rana, Caroline Sarah Wood and Rita Javanson. God bless you all for your support.
Many thanks to Dr Aditi Basavakumar for the donation of a solar panel to light up the library and for being a good friend of The MASH Foundation trust.
BOOK DONATION FROM BRITISH SCHOOL OF BAHRAIN COMMUNITY FEB 2019
The British School of Bahrain community came together in the winter term to collect over 120kg of reading books to donate to The Mash Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. This initiative was organized by Ms Susan Cullen and assisted by Charlotte Rodney (10E) and Shamayel Qureshi (10F). Students across the school, parents, teachers and friends of the BSB were extremely generous with their donations.
DHL in Bahrain were extremely generous and offered to ship these books free of charge to Nairobi as part of DHL’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (Go Teach). We are absolutely thrilled to know that these books will reach Nairobi safely and securely, so that the children that visit the Mash Foundation Trust library every week can read new books.
Bain and Company, London, donated 70 books and raised 250 dollars for Book shipment in the month of July 2019. Thanks to Tomek McClintock for his great support in organizing this book drive and all his fellow staff members for their generosity.
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Many thanks to our good friend Sonal Patel for donating lovely story books to our community library. These classic story books will inspire and bring a new experience full of fun and adventure to the children.