STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REHEMA COMMUNITY LIBRARY. THEMATIC AREA OBJECTIVES furniture’s To provide conducive and learning environment ACTIVITIES TIME FRAME PERSON IN CHARGE SOURCE OF FUNDING INDICATORS Have tables and One month chairs for learning and shelves for books Librarian and director Donors Government agencies and Wellwishers Donors Government agencies and wellwishers Increase in Higher number number of users of registration of Quality service the members in the library. is provided Decrease in the level of crimes Having a well Positive informed feedback from community/ the community society in which the library is based. Donors Local authorities and wellwishers Decrease in the rate of immorality, drug, school dropout and level of poverty Publicity materials such as sign post, posters, stickers, fliers, T-shirts to be produced every 2 months with a different theme to cover all themes Workshop Infrastructure Encourage, promote and trainings and Social facilitate access Public meetings amenities to amenities that Recreation centre promote Learning centre academic Throughout Librarian the year and director Throughout Director the year and librarian ASSUMPTION / OUTCOME Higher level of education causing growth in economy environment, computers and internet and T.V and DVD Player. Poverty Research activities Browsing Social media Watching news Reading daily news papers Watching both children and adult DVD Empowering Encouraging people socially parents to form and groups in which economically to save money and then lend each other at low interest rate, introducing free entrepreneurial trainings and forming discussion groups Throughout Director, the year board members and librarian Donors Government agencies Wellwishers Having firsthand information well informed, economic oriented, creative and innovative generation Creativity and innovative community Economic growth Saving Director within the and first 6 librarian months assisted by the overall chairperson of the groups Lending to Director begin after and the 6th librarian month assisted by the overall chairperson of the groups Savings from members Donors Wellwishers There will be a Resources specific mobilized will minimum form a source of amount set to be affordable saved by each capital for group member members Savings from members Donors Wellwishers 1/5 of total members will be able to get micro-loans within the 6th month and others every 3 months More empowerment of members of the groups socially and economically leading to selfdependence Attitudes, Behavior and Lifestyles Encourage change in the community’s perception and thinking about issues concerning they life styles To carry out Every behavior change months workshops and trainings for entrepreneurial skills for the members of the community 3 Director and librarian assisted community opinion leaders Customs and Beliefs Eradicate To conduct retrogressive awareness thinking and campaigns aimed practices in the at getting rid of community these practices Director assisted by community opinion leaders Community Government agencies Donors Land facility To have a various wings to accommodate various activities and different age groups within the facilities. Director, board members, and community Government agencies Community Director, board members, and community End of 1st month End of 6th month End of 12th month To accommodate Within two different years activities Children’s room Main hall Meeting hall Media room Discussion room Community Government agencies Donors N/B: We are located within the premises of Rehema daycare just beside korogocho chief’s camp. Reduction in perceptions that contribute to criminal activities, drug abuse among others that or increase the chances of vulnerability Reduction in the retrogressive practices Change in perception leading to economic growth low criminal reports and high level of academic commitments Fewer cases of traditional customs-related or beliefsrelated diseases being reported Provide a social, Improve reading habits’ academic and economic and culture environment