PRAfrica
Poverty Relief
早速、就学支援生ミーティングを開き、一般の子供へのサービスも始めました！
After the handover ceremony we wasted no time in holding a meeting for the students we support and began offering services to other children.
2020年度1学期目前、いつもの“新学期スタートミーティング”を開催。今年も支援を継続する12人、今学期から新しく就学支援を始める9人とその保護者が対象。数名の子供本人や保護者は、田舎に行ったまま戻っていない、体調不良などで欠席ですが、出席者は新しく広～い建物で、ご覧のような笑顔、笑顔、です!! Students receiving support from the library attend the annual meeting prior to the first term of the new school year. This year’s meeting was held for 12 students who will continue to receive support and nine more who will receive support for the first time as well as their guardians. A few children and their guardians were absent as they had not returned from the countryside or because they were ill, but those who attended were all smiles when they saw the big, new library building.
式後初めての日曜日、アヤノさん（昨年のボランティア）の看板に迎えられ、開館時刻より1時間以上も前から、一般ユーザーの長蛇の列。でも、今までのように１時間も外で待たされることなく、すぐ入館でき、まだ、こんなに余裕があります！
Patrons line up to enter the new library the first Sunday after the handover ceremony, welcomed by the new sign made by last year’s volunteer Ayano. Children
began forming a long line outside the library more than one hour before it opened. Unlike in the past when they sometimes had to wait for an hour outside, now they can come in right away because
there’s plenty of room.
今年度ピカピカの1年生の3人。初めての来館です。その後ろには、引き渡し式当日、亀田大使から頂戴した日本国外務省特製カレンダーが‼ Three new first-graders visit the library for the first time. The Foreign Ministry calendar given to the library by Ambassador Kameda on the day of the ceremony can be seen in the background.
新図書館の目玉の一つ、幼児ルーム。今までは場所が無く、兄姉が本を読む間、狭い机の上でジ～ッとよいこしてるしかなかったのですが、ご覧のようにおもちゃで遊んだりお昼寝したり…おもらししても問題ナイ!？! スタッフが手すきの時は、一緒に遊んだり、絵本を読み聞かせたりもできます。
The baby and toddler room is a special feature of the new library. Until now there was no place for them and they just had to behave on top of a small desk
while their big brother or sister was reading. Now they can play with toys or take a nap. And if they wet their pants, it’s no problem! When staff members have the time, they can play with the
babies and read picture books to them.
目玉その２は、広~い倉庫。これまで整理、保管する場所が無く、あちこちに分散して積み上げ、埃をかぶらせていただけの物資や本の段ボール箱のほんの一部ですが運び込みました。活用しやすいようにジックリ整理していきま～す。人手が足りませんが…。
Another nice feature of the new library is the large storage area. In the old library there was no place to organize or store things, so supplies and boxes of books were piled up here and
there covered with dust. We’ve brought some of them to the new library and will organize them carefully so they are easily uses. If only we had more people…
