This paper seeks to highlight some of the great achievements, best practices and innovations in d... more This paper seeks to highlight some of the great achievements, best practices and innovations in developing communities through creative initiatives fostered by the Rural Libraries Resources Development Programme (RLRDP). These initiatives also seek to integrate the rural communities to participate holistically in the knowledge economy. In trying to close the gap between urban and rural communities, RLRDP embarked on outreach programmes essential in building communities through knowledge sharing. The information addressed the socio-economic, cultural, educational, political, environmental and technological needs of the communities. These were responsive to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and closer to home, the 2016-2020 Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) as well as the 2013-2018 Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (ZimAsset) programme, (UN in Zimbabwe, 2014). This paper also highlights the steps that are being ...
This paper seeks to highlight some of the great achievements, best practices and innovations in d... more This paper seeks to highlight some of the great achievements, best practices and innovations in developing communities through creative initiatives fostered by the Rural Libraries Resources Development Programme (RLRDP). These initiatives also seek to integrate the rural communities to participate holistically in the knowledge economy. In trying to close the gap between urban and rural communities, RLRDP embarked on outreach programmes essential in building communities through knowledge sharing. The information addressed the socio-economic, cultural, educational, political, environmental and technological needs of the communities. These were responsive to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and closer to home, the 2016-2020 Zimbabwe UN Development Assistance Framework (ZUNDAF) as well as the 2013-2018 Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (ZimAsset) programme, (UN in Zimbabwe, 2014). This paper also highlights the steps that are being ...
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