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A free library and reading room: a volunteer-led effort in Belo Horizonte

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a free library and reading room - we need $750 for materials.

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Pedro Samuel Barbosa
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Belo Horizonte
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 11 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $750. It will serve about 521 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in September and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $750 goes: โ€ข Safety equipment and signage: $125 โ€ข Materials: $560 โ€ข Permits and inspections: $65 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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  • Burcu Gamze Karakaya ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $250

    โ€œTake care of yourselves. Hope the September deadline works out. - Stuttgartโ€

  • Jide Bello Williams ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $168

    โ€œTake care of yourselves. Thought of Pedro all day after reading this. - Epeโ€

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  • Gabriel G. Le

    hope it all works out, Pedro. Looking forward to the next update.

    • Nathan W. Guerrero

      projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

      • Valentyna Daria TkachukID verified

        I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

        • Zulkifli Heru Hakim

          Wishing you peace, Pedro. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Takoradi.

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