Establishing libraries. Promoting the joy of reading for pleasure. Observing World Read Aloud Day (WRAD).
The STEPS team visited the Hashemiyah Ladies’ Charitable Society again to follow up on the Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read library which was established there in October under the sponsorship of Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant. We were delighted to see how the joy of reading had touched these Read more…
Continuing with follow up visits of the Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ initiative sponsored by Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant , this time we went far South to the Amani society in Qreiqra, Wadi Araba, in the Aqaba governorate. It was great to see how well the children had Read more…
The Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ library at the Tahfeez Association for Leadership and Development in Irbid was the second one we went to for a follow up visit and fun art-and-crafts session this month. Unfortunately we could not see the children who had attended the launch in October to Read more…
Thanks to Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant we established a library in Anjara (Ajloun governorate) last September. Today was a follow up visit to meet up with the same children who had attended the launch event… and we were in for a very pleasant surprise! When looking at the Read more…
The 2018 grant from Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation for the Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ initiative not only empowered STEPS to establish seven new libraries in seven governorates (as described in previous posts) but also provided more than 120 great additional books for seven libraries we had established previously. Today’s Read more…
The 7th of seven Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ libraries has been launched! Thank you to the main sponsor, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant, for helping to promote the joy of reading in this way! All seven Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ libraries are located outside the capital where Read more…
This month we opened a 6th Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ library thanks to Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant as our main sponsor. Once again, many thanks for the great support! This library is located at the Ladies’ Cooperative Society of East Arenba near Madaba and contains 160 carefully Read more…
Another new library was launched, this time in the governorate of Aqaba, at the Amani Charitable Society for the Care of Orphans and Handicapped in a village called Qreiqra in Wadi Araba. This is the 5th of 7 libraries made possible by Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant as our Read more…
Thanks to the support of Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 grant as the main sponsor, STEPS opened the 4th of seven Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ libraries. The library is located at the Women’s Charity of Al Hashemiyah in the Ma’an governorate and contains over 160 Arabic children’s books of Read more…
What a rewarding experience to meet the enthusiastic team of children at the Women’s Charity of Naba Al Khalid in Tafilah for the opening of one more Yalla Niqra / ‘Let’s Read’ library! This is the third of seven libraries made possible this year by Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation’s 2018 Read more…