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The Riecken Library Network Keeps Growing!
On July 7 Riecken Community Library team members from Honduras and Guatemala celebrated the inauguration of the new library in Chamelco in Coban, Guatemala - one of four new libraries that will be completed in 2023 and 2024. The community was...
New Riecken Community Library Update
One of four new Riecken Community Libraries in Guatemala under construction has made great progress. The new library will be located on a hilltop at the entrance to the community of Palestina, Los Altos in Quetzaltenango, which serves as a hub for many surrounding...
Economic Prosperity Generated by Creating Social Capital
For the World Bank, social capital refers to the institutions, relationships and norms that shape the quality and quantity of social interactions of a society. Research shows that social cohesion is an essential factor for societies to prosper economically and for...
Art of Writing at the Riecken Community Libraries
The Riecken Foundation believes that the single most effective way to promote the spirit of discovery is through the promotion and pleasure for reading and writing. Individuals who possess the spirit of discovery have the capacity of trying new things, starting new...
A new community library in Central America
On February 24, 2014, more than 300 people from the community witnessed the opening of the new Community Library “World of Knowledge” in the town of Parramos, Chimaltenango, Guatemala. This is the 65th library in the network of Riecken Community Libraries in Central...
Parramos, a new Riecken Community Library
The building The construction of the library began on September the 30th with the delivery of the first round of materials, right after signing the agreement between the Municipality, the Community and Riecken. Almost a month later the building is about 35%...
Khan Academy Available Offline in Spanish in Rural Communities
Recently we had the benefit of a weeklong visit from a volunteer engineer from World Possible (www.worldpossible.org) who installed their newly developed Spanish language version of RACHEL (Rural Area Community Hotspots for Education and Learning) in four of our...
Reading Takes You Far!
Riecken Community Libraries and Project MIDEH/USAID are fostering social participation to improve the quality of education in Honduras. Through the "Reading Takes You Far" project, Riecken Community Libraries promotes the strengthening of skills in librarians,...
New Business Center for Women
In January the Community Library Rija’tzuul Na’ooj in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, inaugurated their business center thanks to funding from the BFB Foundation. This space is now providing the opportunity to local producers, such as weavers and artisans, to access...
Vamos Adelante!
First of all we need to welcome three new board members, James Coyne King from Boston and Richard Strock and Sam Featherstone from the Silicon Valley. Check out their backgrounds and thoughts about working with Riecken Community Libraries here. In November many of...