Sarah P. Gibson - Volunteer Opportuniry in East Timor

Colleagues,

Please see the opportunity below. As a “volunteer” librarian who came to the Pacific 8 years ago - I recommend the experience, and the region needs the assistance of our profession so I encourage anyone who wants a life changing opportunity to think about this.

Regards

Libby Cass
Information Specialist
Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE)
The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 323 2787
Fax: (679) 3231532
Email: cass_e@usp.ac.fj
www.paddle.usp.ac.fj
www.usp.ac.fj/pride_resourcecentre

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Subject: [aliaAPSIG] Fw: Seeking assistance to find a volunteer to help establish a Tetun language library in rural East Timor

Hi there
Opportunity for volunteer position in Timor Leste. Details below. Please contact Palms directly for any further information.

Warm regards,

Patti Manolis
Chief Executive Officer
Geelong Regional Library Corp.
Busport Complex
30 Brougham Street 3220.
P: 52726010
M: 0448 380 602

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Gilfillan <daniel@palms.org.au>
To: Patti Manolis
Sent: Tue Oct 13 14:56:56 2009
Subject: Seeking assistance to find a volunteer to help establish a Tetun language library in rural East Timor

Hi Patti,

My name is Daniel Gilfillan, from Palms Australia. Palms is a volunteer
sending agency who have been sending skilled volunteers to the
Asia-Pacific and Africa for almost 50 years. We have a request from
rural East Timor for a librarian or teacher-librarian to assist one of
the local government bodies there to set up a library. I am hoping that
you can send some information through your network so we can attract a
suitably qualified person who would be interested in living in East
Timor for two years working with a local committee to establish a library.

I've included a summary of the position below, in case you can pass on
this information through your networks.

As you would be aware East Timor has a very low literacy rate, and rural
areas are particularly disadvantaged. One local government body has
identified that a Tetun language library would be of great benefit to
their community, encouraging an enthusiasm for reading in young people,
in a country where books are not widely available, particularly books in
a language that the children speak. They have asked Palms Australia to
look for a volunteer to support the building of a Tetun language library
to combat illiteracy.

If you think you would be interested in contributing two years of your
time and expertise to assist the local committee to establish a library,
including training staff, developing library systems and reading
programs, and coordinting the building a physical library, or if you
would like further information please contact Palms (daniel@palms.org.au
/ christine@palms.org.au or visit our website: www.palms.cass_e@usp.ac.fj www.paddle.usp.ac.fj http://www.ifla.org/VII/s26/

Colleagues

Regards

Libby

The PRIDE Project is funded by the European Union and NZAID through the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and implemented by USP.

IFLA RSCAO Committee member 2007-2011

Hi there
Opportunity for volunteer position in Timor Leste. Details below. Please contact Palms directly for any further information.
Warm regards,
Patti.

Patti Manolis
Chief Executive Officer
Geelong Regional Library Corp.
Busport Complex
30 Brougham Street 3220.
P: 52726010
M: 0448 380 602

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Gilfillan <daniel@palms.org.au>
To: Patti Manolis
Sent: Tue Oct 13 14:56:56 2009
Subject: Seeking assistance to find a volunteer to help establish a Tetun language library in rural East Timor

Hi Patti,

My name is Daniel Gilfillan, from Palms Australia. Palms is a volunteer
sending agency who have been sending skilled volunteers to the
Asia-Pacific and Africa for almost 50 years. We have a request from
rural East Timor for a librarian or teacher-librarian to assist one of
the local government bodies there to set up a library. I am hoping that
you can send some information through your network so we can attract a
suitably qualified person who would be interested in living in East
Timor for two years working with a local committee to establish a library.

I've included a summary of the position below, in case you can pass on
this information through your networks.

As you would be aware East Timor has a very low literacy rate, and rural
areas are particularly disadvantaged. One local government body has
identified that a Tetun language library would be of great benefit to
their community, encouraging an enthusiasm for reading in young people,
in a country where books are not widely available, particularly books in
a language that the children speak. They have asked Palms Australia to
look for a volunteer to support the building of a Tetun language library
to combat illiteracy.

If you think you would be interested in contributing two years of your
time and expertise to assist the local committee to establish a library,
including training staff, developing library systems and reading
programs, and coordinting the building a physical library, or if you
would like further information please contact Palms (daniel@palms.org.au
/ christine@palms.org.au or visit our website: www.palms.org.au.

Thanks for your attention Patti,

Kind Regards,

Daniel Gilfillan
daniel@palms.org.au
02.9518.9551

Thanks for your attention Patti,

Kind Regards,

Daniel Gilfillan
daniel@palms.org.au
02.9518.9551

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