Ghana meeting to promote innovative libraries

Event date: 
15 Oct 2012 - 18 Oct 2012

Members of Ghana Awareness Raising group - library leaders, librarians, and representatives of  media – together with  grantees of EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) from Ghana will meet in Accra to share their  knowledge, experience and  information about innovative library services to contribute to community development. Moreover there will be discussions about the importance of Advocacy and Awareness Raising activities to raise the profile of public libraries and the innovative ways in which they use information and communication technology (ICT).

The three-day meeting, which is hosted by EIFL-PLIP, will include advocacy and communication training led by an international trainer. Participants will improve communication knowledge and skills; will strengthen internal cooperation and communication, and will deepen understanding of the value of impact evidence in advocacy. 

Location

Accra
Ghana