Social challenge 1: How to improve the quality of libraries in rural China?
Why is this important?
Libraries provide a gateway to knowledge for rural population
Background
Most people who live in rural areas lack access to good libraries due to lack of government funding. Libraries that do exist often have poor infrastructure and are not well managed.
Status Quo
Non profits have donated money to rebuild rural
libraries. However most resources are put into building hard infrastructures,
rather than improving the quality of the libraries. Rural libraries often lack
access to good quality books, and
librarians lack professional training.
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Response from Group 2: Revamp library concept
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Goal |
Encourage knowledge sharing in rural area |
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Solution |
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Organize story telling event in rural areas to encourage knowledge sharing
• Include multimedia concept in rural
libraries for knowledge sharing
• Top down agreement from
government sector
• Collect books donation from
cities
• Organize reading/ literacy
programs during festivals
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