Sinen Libraries
A book can open a world.
A library can change a future.
Daro Library, Ethiopia
We turn empty rooms in Ethiopian schools into libraries children love.
Working with local education offices and the schools themselves, Sinen brings books, shelves and space to read to students who had none.
- Libraries
- 8
- Students
- 13,606
- Book clubs
- 1
- Programs
- 4
libraries opened
students at Jemmo 2 and Burka Wayo
community book club
programs for children and families
Burka Wayo
5,480 students.
Not a single book.
Then Sinen and its partners built the school a library. It took one month.
The Sinen Libraries.
Every library has its own story.
We don't build new rooms. We transform the ones schools already have.
Step 1
Find the room.
With the local education office, we choose schools with an unused room and students without books.
Step 2
Make it a library.
Shelves, reading tables and painted walls turn an empty space into a room children want to be in.
Step 3
Fill the shelves.
Books chosen for the school's students, so every child can borrow and read.
Sponsor a library
Give a whole school its first library.
A family, company or community group can fund a library, from empty room to full shelves.
Beyond libraries.
Children learn best when their communities are healthy, safe and earning.
Water Well Project
Safe water close to home, so children spend the day in class instead of fetching water.
Learn more ›Gulit Project
Business planning, training and finance for women who trade in Ethiopia's open-air markets.
Learn more ›Safe House Project
Drug-free, distraction-free zones around schools, so students can focus on learning.
Learn more ›Every shelf starts with one gift.
Give monthly to keep libraries stocked, or once to help open the next one.
