Namibia
People Reading on Mobile Phones in Namibia: 511
People Reading on E-Readers in Namibia: 1,000
Book Languages Available: Afrikaans, English, Lozi, Tswana (source: Ethnologue)
Namibia Population: 2.21 Million
Namibia GDP: $17.79 billion
Languages Spoken: Afrikaans, Diriku, English, Fwe, German, Standard, Hai||om, HereroShow More, Ju|’hoan, Khoekhoe, Khwe, Kuhane, Kung-Ekoka, Kwambi, Kwangali, Kwanyama, Lozi, Mashi, Mbalanhu, Mbukushu, Namibian Sign Language, Naro, Ndonga, Northwestern !Kung, Tswana, !Xóõ, Yeyi, Zemba (source: Ethnologue)
Adult Literacy Rate in Namibia: 90%
Learn about our e-reader programs in Namibia:
Omusati Library Initiative
Location: Omusati, Namibia
Sponsoring Organization: Omusati Regional Council
Launch Date: Summer 2016
Number of devices: 50 Kindle 7’s
Students’ grade level: Primary & Community Patrons
Types of books: Storybooks, early reading materials, novels, and reference materials
Deployment model: School Library & Community Library
Do patrons take devices home: No
The Story: The e-reader project is one that will see 2 School Libraries and 3 Community libraries each receiving 10 e-readers per library from the total of 50 e-readers purchased. The aforementioned stations namely; Nukata Primary School, Onawa Senior Secondary School, Outapi Community Library, Okalongo Community Library and Okahao Community Library where selected as the first pilot stations to house these readers by the Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture in Omusati region, which is the sponsoring body of the project.
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