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translation by Frances Chen

“Children’s books are a luxury to have in Asia, and a rarity in an orphanage.”

–from The Library Project

Thomas Stader has a vision to build libraries for children living in orphanages and rural areas around Asia.

Stader, is one of those rare people who come to China with big plans and a bigger heart. He came to help and began to put his plan into action in 1998. To accompany Stader’s big heart, is a well organized plan rife with several clever ideas. Instead of trying to organize all of the complex processes that would be required to build libraries, Stader uses pre-existing supply chains and forms cooperative agreements with local NGOs and corporationg for funding and logistics. These tactics, combined with the lower overhead costs in Asia, allow him to build libraries for $150-$300 USD each–without comprimising the structural quality or integrity of the libraries. Welcome to an age when quality NGO work combined with smart marketing and good business sense can transform a philanthropic daydream into a sound reality.

The Project has made remarkable progress. In 2006, Stader was able to create two libraries for approximately $300 USD and some help from Aston Education, JinaLive, and the Dalian Charity Federation. In 2007, The Library Project will expand to do work in Xian and Jinan. By the end of the year, the project plans to create 15 new libraries to schools and orphanages with a total project cost under $15,000 USD.

Here’s a list of the typical costs from one of the recent library projects:

Hard cover book, 100 pages: $3
Soft cover book, 100 pages: $2
Harry Potte Series: $15
Color comic book: $1
Black and white comic book: .5
Book shelf: $25
Table and chairs: $50
Plants, posters, mats: $25

The Library Project plans to have 80 libraries running in China, Cambodia, and Vietnam by 2009. You can help by clicking here.

Note: all pictures featured here come from The Library Project’s site.

There will be follow-up articles on this worthy endeavor soon…..

中文

亚洲图书馆项目——大维   

“在亚洲地区，儿童读物是一种奢侈品，在孤儿院，这种奢侈品更为罕见。”

——出自《亚洲图书馆项目》

 Thomas Stader有一个梦想，那就是在亚洲的孤儿院和农村地区建立图书馆。Stader是鲜有的带着雄心壮志和伟大计划来到中国的外国人。他1998年来到中国，为了实现他的梦想和帮助中国人。Stader的雄心壮志不是空谈，他还有着明智的想法和有组织性的计划。与其尝试亲自去组织完成建立图书馆的复杂过程，Stader利用了原有的供给链和跟当地的非政府组织达成提供资金和物流管理的合作协议。这些策略和亚洲的低消费水平，使得Stader以每间150到300美元的价格建起了这些图书馆——并且图书馆的结构和完整性没有受到影响。在这个时代，卓越的非政府组织凭着聪明的市场营销和敏锐的市场嗅觉，可以把一个关于慈善事业的白日梦变成美好的现实。欢迎你来到这个新时代。这个项目已经取得了瞩目的成绩。在2006年，Stader仅用300美元左右，就在Aston Education, JinaLive, and the Dalian Charity Federation的帮助下建立起两间图书馆。在2007年，这个图书馆项目会扩张到西安和济南。到今年年底，该项目计划为学校和孤儿院建立15间新的图书馆，这个项目花费不超过1万5千美元。以下是关于一个最新的图书馆项目的通常花费：硬皮书，100页：3美元软皮书，100页：2美元哈利波特系列：15美元彩色连环画：1美元黑白连环画：0.5美元书架：25美元桌椅：50美元植物、海报、坐垫：25美元这个图书馆项目预计到2009年止在中国、柬埔寨和越南建起80间图书馆。

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注释：所有的图片都是来自The Library Project’s site 

接下来还会有很多关于这个崇高的努力的报道。