KTDA Chairman, Peter Kanyago, Othaya MP, Mary Wambui and FUM Gitugi, Viriginia Chege are joined by Factory staff in a dance during the official opening of the Gitugi Community Library.
KTDA Foundation recently launched a community library at Gitugi Tea Factory – one of the 67-KTDA managed factories. The library is located within the factory compound, in a building that previously housed an old disused staff canteen. After thorough refurbishing works, the building was transformed into a state-of-the-art library, complete with books, furniture and Wi-Fi.
The establishment of this library was made possible through the support of Gitugi Tea Factory, Taylors of Harrogate, Fairtrade Foundation, the International Book Project and the Kenya Literature Bureau.
The library will empower the Gitugi community to improve the quality of their lives through access to information and knowledge. With greater access to books, the library will also help students perform better in their examinations.
Under its Education pillar, KTDA Foundation together with other partners have set up two other community libraries in tea catchment areas to promote access to information and a reading culture. These libraries are located at Thaita, Kirinyaga County and Imenti, Meru County. Alongside construction, the Foundation has facilitated the stocking of books in these libraries.
KTDA Foundation believes that education is an integral part of life that facilitates self development, links academics to industry and provides solutions to world problems, and will continue supporting efforts to establish community libraries in tea catchment areas.