Dialogue of African Partners II
September 13-17, 2004 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Monday, September 13:
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Address: Tanzanian hosts and Sabre representatives |
| 9:30 AM | Reports from Partner Organizations (10 minutes each) presented alphabetically by country |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Reports from Partner Organizations (continued) |
| 12:30 PM | Buffet lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Indigenous Publishing: Perspectives from East and West Africa Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian Book Foundation; Sallieu Turay, Sierra Leone Book Trust; Tesfaye Dubale, CODE-Ethiopia. Chair: L. Minzi, Ex. Secretary, Children's Book Project, Tanzania |
| 3:30 PM | Site visit: National Library |
| 7:30 PM | Welcome dinner (location to be determined) |
Tuesday, September 14:
| 9:00 AM | Best Practices: discussion and brain-storming with Sabre Foundation and Book Aid International (U.K.) (Colin McCullough, Sabre Foundation & Erica Lang, Book Aid International) |
| 10:30 AM | Continuation of Best Practices discussion over coffee |
| 11:00 AM | Collection Development within a Book Donation Program: trends, hints, and ideas, Sarah Nakaziba, Uganda Rural Development and Training Program; Brian Steenson, Book Aid International |
| 12:30 PM | Buffet Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Book Content: Language, Culture and Religious Sensitivities Francis Byarugaba, Uganda Private and Integrated Schools Association; Sanusi Nassarawa, Northern Book Trust; and Ahmed Hassan Afi, Amoud University/Red Sea University. Chair: Colin McCullough, Sabre |
| 3:30 PM | Site visits: National Museum and TBST |
Wednesday, September 15:
| 9:00 AM | American Corners in Africa: Is there a role for Sabre and its partners in this new State Department sponsored program? Fenghua Wang , IRO (Information Resource Officer) East Africa, U.S. Department of State |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Measurement and Evaluation: How do we measure our successes? What do donors want to know? Sean Maddox, CODE; Aloysius Gwandi, CEREC; and William Harris, CREDO. Chair: Dr. Mcharazo, Board Member, TBST |
| 12:30 PM | Buffet Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Association of African Members of Sabre (as proposed in Ghana) Robert Amoako, GBT & William Harris, CREDO |
| 3:30 PM | Program Sustainability: identifying and securing donor support, cost sharing, cost recovery methods, Robert Amoako, GBT |
Thursday, September 16:
Computer/Internet training
Friday, September 17:
Computer/Internet training
Closing ceremony/dinner
Saturday, September 18:
Optional: day trip to Zanzibar