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Discover more about life in Kilifi County, Kenya, by reading stories and reports from students, teachers, libraries and the community.
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Coronavirus update from the Bursary Students
We were sent some videos of the Akili bursary students who have not be able to go to school or the Akili libraries due to the lockdown in Ke
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Trustee visit from Jenny Pitkin
I visited the libraries at the beginning of April 2019. It is over 3 years since I was last there and it was good to be back. I was made ...
Aug 21, 20193 min read
Important meeting on student achievement at Kakuyuni Library
Kahindi Gharama is a former Akili bursary student from Kakuyuni. He is now in his final year at Egerton University studying economics and...
Nov 2, 20172 min read
Kakuyuni Library: Collapsed Ceiling
After two years of drought, there has been a devastating amount of rainfall on coastal Kenya, particularly affecting the Malindi...
May 23, 20171 min read
Welcome to the Akili Newsletter, December 2016
We have some excellent news about one of our first bursary students to share it with you. Lawrence Nzai has just graduated with a first...
Dec 1, 20162 min read
We need your vote
Good news: Akili has been shortlisted for the Better World Books Literacy Grant. Our bid is for books in Swahili for the libraries. You...
Sep 15, 20161 min read
10 years of Akili working in Kenya
The Akili Trust began as a charity in January 2006 with the aim of promoting literacy in the Kilifi province in Kenya. To celebrate and...
Aug 3, 20161 min read
Debate Mate Kenya and Akili Trust: International Programme 2016
About Debate Mate About the Programme Debate Mate UK has collaborated with the Akili Trust to run a summer debating programme in schools...
Jun 16, 20162 min read
Library news
New Library We are working in partnership with Canon Mweri Secondary School to open a new library in 2011. The school will fund the...
Mar 12, 20111 min read
PR statement
Publicity statement March 2011 The Akili Trust is a British charity set up to develop community libraries in rural Kenya. We have NGO...
Mar 12, 20113 min read
New: maps of our libraries
Click on the navigation menu at the top, or use these quick links to see where Dabaso and Kakuyuni is in Kenya.
Jul 27, 20101 min read
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