Supporting the Libraries Damaged During the Revolution in Tunisia

Project Description

During the revolution of January 2011, forty public libraries were pillaged or burned, technology within was damaged and considerable damage caused to documents. In the context of political transition, libraries play a fundamental role as a point of access to information, a popular place of education or as a space for debating and building citizenship. The re-opening of these destroyed libraries was one of the priorities of the Department of Public Reading of Tunisia.

OBJECTIVES

To allow for the reopening of 4 libraries destroyed/damaged during the Tunisian revolution
To accompany the process of political transition by offering places for debate and access to information to all Tunisian citizens.

ACTIVITIES

Bibliographic selection made by the Department of Public Reading of Tunisia and by Tunisian libraries.
An endowment of 10,000 works according to the expressed needs (required types of books stated) of the 4 libraries within the network.

BENEFICIARIES

All the inhabitants of the towns OF Mnihla, Kasserine, Dar Chaâbane El Fehri, et Medjez El Bab (about 185,000 people).

PARTNERS

Department of Public Reading of Tunisia
National Federation of the Associations of the Friends of Tunisian Libraries
French embassy in Tunisia
French Minister of Culture and Development
General Council of Essonne

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