Libraries for Poor Children in India

We thank the donors most profusely for supporting the BREAD library program by taking part in the Daan Utsav 100 Heroes campaign of GiveIndia in October 2022. BREAD was able to receive over Rs. 10 lakh as donations during the first week of October 2022. For this support from donors, BREAD will receive an additional matching grant of Rs. 1 lakh over and above the regular matching grant.

BREAD has dispatched 40 additional books to all 956 BREAD library schools of Andhra Pradesh in August and September after ascertaining the contact details of HMs and library teachers. Certificates to Voluntary Student Librarians (VSLs) of 555 schools have been sent along with the additional books to the BREAD library schools.

BREAD has established 100 new libraries, 57 in Telangana and 43 in Andhra Pradesh from April 2022 to date in the current year, adding up to a total number of libraries setup so far to 1,750.

BREAD Society held it AGM 2022 on 10^th September 2022. It unanimously elected a new Governing Body. The newly elected office bearers are Mr. Ravikanth Mallina, Vice-President, Mr. Dharmaraju Kakani, Secretary, Dr. V Chandrashekhara Rao, Joint Secretary, Mr. P V Rao, Chief Coordinator and Mr. Tatawar Lingaiah, Member. All other office bearers and Members continue.

We thank the donors most profusely for supporting the BREAD library program by taking part in the “Little by Little” campaign of GlobalGiving Foundation in April 2022. GlobalGiving Foundation has disbursed the donations received and the matching grant to the Fiscal Sponsor.

BREAD has dispatched 40 additional books to all 704 BREAD library schools of Telangana after ascertaining the contact details of HMs and library teachers. 2,187 Certificates to Voluntary Student Librarians (VSLs) of 431 schools have been sent along with the additional books to the BREAD library schools. This was possible because schools in Telangana reopened after summer vacation in early June.

In Andhra Pradesh, schools reopened only in July 2022. The thirteen districts of Andhra Pradesh have been divided in to 26 districts in April 2022. This has resulted in transfer of teaching faculty now in July resulting in delay to obtain their contact details. Replenishment of additional books to the 956 schools will be completed in August 2022. BREAD has established 28 new libraries during the last three months.

Mr. Srikar, an Intern from NMIMS, Mumbai has prepared Video and Audio recording of BREAD library program during June 2022. These are being circulated to all BREAD libraries through WhatsApp for better understanding of the program by its users. Link to view the Video & Audio files: https://www.breadsocietyindia.org/