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Mohit Agrawal
Ghana School Library
Initiative
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Ghana Today
• Ghana is a young yet strengthening democracy.
• The economy is transitioning from natural resources-based to manufacturing and services.
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Failure of Education
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Our Project
• “To build a library and provide a computer lab at the Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School for the community of Ashaiman, Ghana.”
• UNESCO states that “The school library provides information and ideas that are fundamental to functioning successfully in today's information and knowledge-based society. The school library equips students with life-long learning skills and develops the imagination, enabling them to live as responsible citizens.”
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Computer Network
• Our goal is for children to learn how to use a computer; we then hope that the children can use computers to learn.
• We have received a donation of 10 OLPC XO laptops, and we want to provide at least 30 computers.
• We have purchased an eGranary Digital Library, a 1TB harddrive that provides immediate, off-line access to many of the web’s best educational websites.
• We are working with Princeton professors to implement EdgeXL, a commercial system that reduces the bandwidth needed for internet access.
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Economic Sustainability
• One advantage of pursuing a library project instead of a school is that a library can be economically self-sustained.
• Despite serving more people, operating costs are lower at a library than at a school.
• Revenue– Charging annual fees (<$5) for a family to be
allowed to borrow books; and– Offering computer classes to the public for set
fees.
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Ashaiman
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Ashaiman
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Ashaiman, Ghana
• Migrant worker squatter settlement, begun in 1952– Tema was being developed as an industrial
hub– Temporary shacks became permanent– Lack of urban planning and infrastructure
• Rapid growth– Population in 1960: 2,624– Population in 2000 (census): 150,312– Population in 2000 (ASHMA): 217,717– 5% annual population increase
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Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School
• Run by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
• Children are from all faiths and backgrounds.
• Primary and secondary school in Ashaiman:– K-9– 450 students total– 23 teachers– 13 classrooms– On the grid
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Library Structure
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Library Structure: Basics
• Throughout the design process, we prioritized sustainability:– Use pozzolana to substitute for 1/3rd of cement.– Use landcrete blocks for the infill walls.– Use design to cool the building passively.
• Goal of the library: create an inviting and hospitable environment where students and the local community can come together to learn.
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Library Structure: Outside
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Library Structure: Outside
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Interior Design
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Interior Design: Basics
• An innovative interior design will make the library more effective.
• Goals for the interior design include:– Safe storage of the computers;– Librarian desk located so that she can monitor the
library;– Space for a class of up to 50 students to use the
library at the same time;– Space for community and parent meetings with up
to 100 people;– Tables at a variety of heights for shorter and taller
students;– Shelf space for 3,000 books.
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Interior Design: Iso View
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Interior Design: Top View
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Summer Overview
1. Constructed the reinforced-concrete frame of the library structure;
2. Set up a temporary library with 1000 books shipped from Princeton. These books had been collected through a book drive and various donations during the spring semester;
3. Worked with a group of 3-6th graders to evaluate games and programs that could be run at the library.
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Construction Photos
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Other Photos
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Temporary Library
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Temporary Library
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Temporary Library
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Temporary Library
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Afterschool Workshop
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Afterschool Workshop
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Afterschool Workshop
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