Norton, Zimbabwe

In February 2020, I traveled to Norton, Zimbabwe, and met with the Norton community to learn about their need for a free-lending library. In recent history, Zimbabwe has struggled with political unrest and unethical leadership, which has affected vulnerable groups the most.

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Sadly, shortly after my first trip, COVID hit our world, which made the project of building a library extremely challenging. However, slowly, Libraries for All pushed forward with the project.

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Finally, as of March 2023, the library has come together and is open to the community!

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In May 2026, I had the opportunity to finally visit the library in person and spent a week painting it, along with three youth volunteers and Sheryl Guyon.