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Friends of African Village Libraries (favlafrica)

Friends of African Village Libraries is a non-profit organization with the goal to assist the rural poor of Africa with the creation of village libraries. FAVL has established and continues to manage twelve libraries in Africa, seven in Burkina Faso, three in Ghana, one in Tanzania and one in Uganda. FAVL knows the importance of stocking libraries with books by local authors and local languages. In order to provide relevant books, FAVL has published books featuring photos and stories from the FAVL libraries. These books have been put together by a team of students who were a part of Santa Clara University's Reading West Africa Study abroad program. After three months in Burkina Faso, the students paired their experiences at FAVL libraries with their photography to create children's books tailored to the villages and their residents. Combining the books and FastPencil’s innovative publishing technology will bring more culturally relevant books to African villages at a lower cost.

Publications

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Qui veut chanter...?
by Amanda ALBERTSON

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Les Adjectifs
by Caroline Read

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Les aventures au village
by Les étudiants de RWA

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Devinettes!
by Lacey Goodloe

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Mon tam-tam et moi
by Nastassjia BRYANT

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Où trouver de l'eau?
by Cora LOBODZINSKI

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Les gens de Sara
by Amanda ALBERTSON

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Qui suis-je?
by Kara COUGHLIN

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Abécédaire
by Mark Melvin

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Bobo-Dioulasso
by Sarah Tkach

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Les parties du corps
by Amanda Albertson

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Les filles du village
by Nastassjia BRYANT

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La journee de Asmao
by Nastassjia Bryant

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All About Insects
by Meredith Kelly

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Donkoui au pays Dogon
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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The Hunt for the White Rabbit
by Alex Winter Nelson and Students from North Star Academy

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What is your job?
by Ashley O'Brian

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Let's Play Together!
by Meghan O'Connell

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Fruits of Tanzania
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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Colors
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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Qu'est-ce que tu vois?
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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J'aime le benga!
by Yuki Murakami

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La recolte du coton
by Louise O'Rourke

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The Young Boy Was Running
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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La vie d'une accoucheuse
by Friends of African Village Libraries

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Le vie des Peuhls
by Lizzie Guerra

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Le beurre de karité
by Meghan O'Connell

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Le dispensaire
by Yuki Murakami

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Jouons ensemble
by Meghan O'Connell

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La vie des insectes
by Meredith Kelly

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Les Beignets
by Ashley O'Brian