by riecken_admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Central America, Community Libraries, Guatemala |
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%...
by riecken_admin | Oct 29, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
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...
by riecken_admin | Aug 23, 2013 | Central America, Honduras |
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...
by riecken_admin | Jun 22, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala |
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...
by riecken_admin | Mar 17, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala, Honduras |
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...
