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In the News

Moving Forward on Our First Friendship City: Narok, Kenya

We facilitated this relationship between Palo Alto, CA, and Narok, capital city of the Maasai Mara

The Dispatch, Neighbors Abroad, City of Palo Alto (Summer 2024)​

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Mara Libraries Boost Education & Promote Literacy Levels

Harriet James, People Daily (national newspaper), Kenya (Feb 2024)

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Morocco Library Project: Winning stories published in USA

Maghreb Magazine (Apr 2023)​

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Oliveseed Grant Report, Africa Publishing Innovation Fund

2021-22 APIF Annual Report (Oct 2022)

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Bringing Opportunity to the Maasai Mara

John Hockenberry, MPOWERD (Jun 2022)​

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American IT Expert Whose Mission Is to Spread Love of Books

Robert Kiplagat, The Nation, Narok edition (May 2022)

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Maasai Mara Schools Rank High in KCPE Despite Challenges

Kiplangat Kirui, The Star (Apr 2022)

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87 Students Write Book on Experiences During Covid-19 Holiday

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Jan 2022)​

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Three Students Win Morocco Library Project's Short Story Contest

Morocco World News (Jul 2020)​​​

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Local Student Takes 1st in MLP Writing Competition (in Arabic)

Taroudant News (Jul 2020)​

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Morocco Library Project

Karen Brock, Thrums Books (Oct 2019)

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Oliveseed: Setting Up Libraries to Empower the Youth to Make the World More Peaceful & Sustainable

Active Conservation & Participation Blog (Apr 2019)

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Zambian Climate Trailblazer Wows the Crowd in Palo Alto

Sakshi Satpathy, Palo Alto Pulse (Sep 2018)​

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Morocco Library Project Spreads the Joy of Reading Across Continents

Victoria Thorpe, Palo Alto Pulse (Apr 2017)

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Morocco Library Project: Feeding Bookworms Since 2014

Lucas M. Peters, Journey Beyond Travel (2016)

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Like a Dream Come True: How One American Helped Build an English-Language Library in Rural Morocco

Jordana Merran, Morocco on the Move (Oct 2015)

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