African Hospital Libraries
  • Sign In
  • Create Account

  • My Account
  • Signed in as:

  • filler@godaddy.com


  • My Account
  • Sign out

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our story so far
    • Meet the team
    • News and events
    • Our partners
    • Case studies and feedback
  • Our Locations
    • Makeni Hospital Library
    • Bo Hospital Library
    • Kenema Hospital Library
    • Link-up Libraries
  • Support and Resources
    • Library Manual
    • Our Supporters
    • All downloads
  • Get Involved!
    • Get involved!
    • Contact us
    • Friends of AHL
  • Team page
  • More
    • Home
    • About Us
      • Our story so far
      • Meet the team
      • News and events
      • Our partners
      • Case studies and feedback
    • Our Locations
      • Makeni Hospital Library
      • Bo Hospital Library
      • Kenema Hospital Library
      • Link-up Libraries
    • Support and Resources
      • Library Manual
      • Our Supporters
      • All downloads
    • Get Involved!
      • Get involved!
      • Contact us
      • Friends of AHL
    • Team page
African Hospital Libraries

Signed in as:

filler@godaddy.com

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our story so far
    • Meet the team
    • News and events
    • Our partners
    • Case studies and feedback
  • Our Locations
    • Makeni Hospital Library
    • Bo Hospital Library
    • Kenema Hospital Library
    • Link-up Libraries
  • Support and Resources
    • Library Manual
    • Our Supporters
    • All downloads
  • Get Involved!
    • Get involved!
    • Contact us
    • Friends of AHL
  • Team page

Account


  • My Account
  • Sign out


  • Sign In
  • My Account

Volunteering Opportunities!

Trustees (1-2)

AHL is looking for one or two enthusiastic individuals to join our team of trustees. Ideally, we are looking for new trustees who have particular interest/skills in finance and communication. Please email us for further information: contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org 

Communications volunteer

Are you interested in helping us develop and implement a new communication strategy? Do you have skills/experience in communication to share? Are you looking for an opportunity to put your skills into practice? Could you help us develop our website and social media? If so, we would love to hear from you! Please email us to express your interest and we will get in touch contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org 

Finance volunteer

Do you love a spreadsheet? Would you like to help a small charity improve and develop our financial processes as we grow? We would love to hear from you! Please email us to express your interest and we will get in touch contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org

Join us!

Give

Help build Resource Centres

Volunteer

We need funds to do our vital work. Can you help us to pay the salary of a library administrator? Can you contribute towards the costs of shipping books to our libraries, or providing computers for our users?

Volunteer

Help build Resource Centres

Volunteer

Your time and talents are invaluable! We need your fundraising, communications, and administration skills. Get in touch to find out more!

Help build Resource Centres

Help build Resource Centres

Help build Resource Centres

Our library in Bo desperately needs a bigger and more permanent space!  The centre will allow space for reading and print resources, a group study area and more computer access.  

Twin your library

Twin your library

Help build Resource Centres

Can you twin with a new or existing hospital library supported by AHL? We are looking for libraries to develop these relationships with. Please get in touch if you're interested!

Donate books

Twin your library

Fundraise for us

Do you have relevant and up-to-date books or other educational resources you could donate to the libraries? 


Topics we look for include: medicine; nursing; midwifery; public health; lab, pharmacy and X-ray work; hospital and general management.


We also accept fiction, English language, maths and science textbooks (up to A level).


Get in touch with us for more details!

Fundraise for us

Twin your library

Fundraise for us

Are you looking for a charity to support through a fundraising effort? Why not consider AHL? We would love to hear about your plans and see if we can join together!

Click on the logo to find African Hospital Libraries on Just Giving

If you donate via Paypal and are a UK taxpayer, please fill out a Gift Aid form (click to follow link), and email the completed from to: 

contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org

Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

Please send us an email:

contactus@africanhopsitallibraries.org

How we use our resources

Books

Salaries and in-country travel

Library consumables

Most books are directly donated to AHL. Others are bought by AHL for the libraries. Costs depend on the book title, and can range between around £6 to even (rarely) up to £90 per book. 

Library consumables

Salaries and in-country travel

Library consumables

Photocopying and printing costs, paper, card, sellotape, glue, mobile phone credit for the librarian etc.

Salaries and in-country travel

Salaries and in-country travel

Shipping and in-country transport

It costs around £250 per month on average to pay a member of AHL staff in Sierra Leone. 


Travel of staff between libraries in Sierra Leone costs around £72 for a two night stay.

Shipping and in-country transport

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital

Shipping and in-country transport

It costs around £15 to ship a box of books from the UK to Sierra Leone. 

Hiring a 4x4 to take books from Freetown to the libraries costs at least £47 per day, plus fuel.

Library furniture

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital


A book shelf costs around £50. We also spend money on tables, chairs, desks, cupboards, standing fans, etc.

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital

Saving up to build Resource Centre at Bo Government Hospital

We recently completed the construction of a Resource Centre at Makeni Government Hospital to replace the previous tiny library space. We hope to raise sufficient funds to do the same at Bo Government Hospital.

Gift Aid

Please email us the completed Gift Aid form below if you are a UK taxpayer: contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org

Gift Aid Declaration_African Hospital Libraries (docx)

Download

Copyright © 2017 African Hospital Libraries - All Rights Reserved. 

UK Registered Charity Number: 1170968. Registered address 56, Elms Drive. OX3 0NL


Powered by GoDaddy

Cookie Policy

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.

Accept & Close