Our Objectives

Objectives New Zealand

  • To mobilize resources for the establishment and development of library services in underprivileged rural schools in Zimbabwe.
  • To advance education by helping young people in Zimbabwe cultivate a reading culture.
  • To work hand in hand with other organisations that share the same aims and objectives who are supportive of educational initiatives for Zimbabwe.
  • Raise the necessary funds to support the Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library Trust (Zimbabwe).
  • To encourage and promote intercultural exchange programs between New Zealand schools and rural schools in Zimbabwe.

Objectives Zimbabwe

  • To mobilize resources for the establishment and sustainable development of library services in identified underprivileged rural schools in Zimbabwe.
  • To help cultivate a culture of reading in rural children and their communities.
  • To develop awareness of books and other information resources as a means of satisfying their educational, information and entertainment needs and interests.
  • To unlock the reading potential of rural children.
  • To assist with the alleviation of child delinquency in society.
  • To work with other organizations with similar objectives.
  • To promote access to computers and other ICT equipment for rural schools and their communities.
  • To raise the necessary funds for the furtherance of the Trust’s objectives.