Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue
Memorial Libraries
Annual Report 2012
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Vision
Mission
Our vision is a Nigeria in which
everyone has the ability to educate
and grow himself or herself.
Our mission is to provide free channels
through which Nigerians can access
information and learning tools to acquire
knowledge.
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Core Values
Accountable stewardship, measurable
positive difference and prioritising the use
of resources are the core tenets that guide
the way we strive to fulfill our mission.
Accountable Stewardship We understand we have to hold ourselves
to the highest standards.
Measurable Positive Difference
We seek to constantly evaluate the nature
and level of our impact. We are open-
minded, ask for feedback and share
knowledge.
Prioritising Use of Resources
We know that we have to always make
sound fiscal decisions that maximise
resources without compromising our future
or our mission.
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Letter From CEO and Co-Founder
Dear Friends,
As the education sector in Nigeria continues to struggle to provide basic needs, ZODML is
determined and committed to working in better ways so that our resources can help improve
the quality of education for as many children and adults as possible.
In 2012 that commitment and determination saw us start our Mobile Library service with
fortnightly visits to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in February.
In July we launched our website, www.zodml.org, as an Online Information Resource Centre.
It has since become one of our most powerful free channels for information and learning, with
an extensive collection of difficult to obtain past question papers for all major Nigerian public
examinations and an equally extensive selection of downloadable e-books on a wide range of
subjects.
In recognition of the impact of our Catch Them Young (CATHY) programme in creating active
library users among local government primary school pupils we established its equivalent
(‘Meet-the-Author’) for state secondary school students and held our first session in November.
Also in November we extended our literary excursions by taking local government school
students to the Lagos Book and Arts Festival in addition to our regular excursions to the annual
Nigeria International Book Fair.
Throughout the year we focused on improving our efficiency and strengthening our structures.
We also continued our policy of book donations to schools and various private initiatives.
This annual report contains details of our 2012 activities and financials. I invite you to read it
and learn more.
Ifeoma Esiri
CEO and Co-Founder
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2012 in
Review
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Mobile Library
ZODML’s Mobile Library
service started in
February with fortnightly
visits to the Ikoyi
Correctional Centre.
Launch of Website
Our website www.zodml.org was
launched in July as an Online
Information Resource Centre.
First ‘Meet-the-Author’
Our first state secondary schools
reading programme (‘Meet-the-
Author’) was held in November.
Our First Lagos Book and Art
Festival Excursion with state
secondary school students took
place in November.
First Lagos Book and Art Festival
Excursion
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2012: Strengthening Existing Projects
Catch Them Young
(CATHY)
In 2012, our CATHY reading
programme for local government
primary schools added 138 active
users to our children’s library.
Oasis
Our 5 Oasis Libraries served 10
local government primary schools
reaching 2295 pupils.
Internet Learning Centre
Our Internet Learning Centre
provided more than 2000 students
in 4 state secondary schools with
online access to learning
resources.
We continued our ever-popular
excursion with local government
primary school pupils to the
Nigeria International Book Fair.
Literary Excursions
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Community
Library
Our community library saw
increases in the number of
both adults and children that
applied for a library card.
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ZODML
In The Press
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2012
Financials
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Donors
KEHIENDE ADABALE ABDULKADIR
AGBOLA ABOLARINWA
ADEKOLE ABU
ZINAB ABUDU
IJEOMA ACHINIVU
OVEKWE ADDORO
FEMI ADEBAYO
H. ADEBISI
OLASEYE ADEBOYE
AMINAH ADEDIPE
OLUKANMI T. ADEH
ADEKUNLE ADEJUMO
OLAKUNMI ADELOGUN
PHILLIPS ADEMOLA
IFEOLUWATOMI ADENIYI
AYODELE ADENUGA
ADEWUNMI ADEOGUN
ADEDAMOLA ADEPEJU
PRATT D ADETUTU
ADEYEMI O ADEWUSI
ADEREMI ADEYEMI
JESUTOMISIN O ADEYEMI
ADEWEDE ADIGUN
TOMMY AFANI
OLUWATOYIN AFUYE
DEJI AGBALAJOBI
S.I AHAM-NEZE
NNENNA AGU
OGOCHUKWU AGU
ABRAHAM AIGBADON
RUTH AIMIEGBEJO
PETER OCHEJA AINAKU
CHIOMA AIVISOH
In 2012 we received financial and in-kind support from a variety of
corporate bodies and individuals. We are most grateful to all donors for
their contributions which have helped to keep our free services going.
Cash and in-kind donations
up to N20, 000
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MOBOLAJI AIYEOLA
ALFRED AJIBOLA
AYOBAMI AJIBOYE
GBENGA AJIDE
BOLA OMOTOLA AKANDE
FUNMIILAYO OLANIKE
AKANDE
IMHOINKHE AKHIGBE
ABISOLA AKINBISELUN
ADEBIMPE AKINDELE
BABALOLA AKINLABI
ANU OLORUNFEMI
OYETUNJI AKINTAYO AKINOLA
GREGORY AKINTOLA
SOWARI AKOSIONU
CHIDINMA AKPARANTA
GABRIEL ISSAC AKWO
YETUNDE ALADEGBAMIN
SIMISOLA ALAGBE
AKINWANDE ALONGE
DAMIETE AMACHIKEE
DORE R AMATESERO
ENESI T AMEACHI
NONYE AMOMBEN
TUOYO PEMU AMUKA
TOLU AMUNE
ISAAC ANANDE
NWANNEAMAKA ANIGALA
JOHN ANTHONY
ENOBONG ANWANA
OWOLOLA APAMPA
MICHEAL O ARIYIBI
EFEOMOSOTA ASEMOTA
DORCAS AGUNZE ASHINEDU
MELDA ILADE ATALOR
RUTH OLUCHI ATEGBE
UGBEDE ATTAH
OSAS AZONABOR
NDUKA O AZUBUIKE
CHILEZIE S AZUBUKE
ADEBAYO BABALOLA
GBAGEMI BABANTO
ISREAL BAYELA BABATUNDE
ROTIMI BABATUNDE
ADESHINA BAKARE
ALI M BAKARE
ESOSA BALOGUN
TOLANI BALOGUN
OPEYEMI -OLUWA BALOGUN
TOLUOPE BAMGBOYE
ADEKUNLE BAMIDELE
OLADIMEJI BAMIGBELE
TEMITOPE BANKOLE
JUDGE BELLO
ANITA EGHOSA BELO
TOYIN BIZZARE
TEMITOPE OMOLARA BRAIMAH
KUNBI BRAITHWAITE
EBI BRISIDE
VALERAYNE BUCHI
ISHMAEL C CHIEKE
DANIEL CHIZEA CHINEDU
EYIM CHINEDU
TORTI V CHUKWEEMEKA
DOZIE UCHE CHUKWU
KEHINDE DADA
SHERI DAWODU
TUNDE DEJI
CAROLINE J DIFFIELD
PAT DIKE
JOYCE DIMKPA
SEUN DURAND
CHINAELO STELLA DURU
MAKINDE EBENEZER
JOHN EBINUM
MONICA EDAKO
UBI OKPA EDET
OLUSHOLA EGBETAYO
CHARLES EGBEVWIE
UGOYI EGBUJO
ZUKI EHIMEKHE
KINGSLEY C EMEREJI
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CHUKA EMERO
COLLINS EMILIKE
ANDREW ENUGHWURE
OSEMEKHIAN ERIAKHA
ELLA ESELE
OIVEDE ESEOGUME
EKENG ESO
DANIEL ESOGIBAN
ANDAH ESSIEN
TREASURE ETIM
EUGENE EWUBOR
EUNICE EYITENE
FOLAGBADE EYIWUAWI
IJEOMA EZE
ANDREW EZEAKA
ASOA EZEIBU
JIDEOFOR C EZENWANNE
JENNIFER A EZOMO
ELIZABETH OLUFUNKE FADAHUNSI
OLUKEMI O FASESAN
JUMOKE FASSAMI
JULIET LEWU FOLARIN
ANTHONY FOLI
FUNMILAYO FOLI
IDOWU FUNSHO
GLORIA GBINIJEN
DAHIRU B HAMADAMA
PETER IBEH
WILIAMS N IBEKWE
KAMSON IBIFIRI
LUCKY IDEDIA
UMA IFEMEZUE
ABAYOMI IGE
OLUCHI IGBOJEKWE
EUGINE CHUDI IGWE
POLYCARP IHEJIRIKA
NENE VICTORIA IKECHUKWU
ANNI INEZE
HAPPY ISAAC ISIBOR
IBINABOR ISI-IYERE
ADA IWOKO
EMMANUEL IYOGWOYA
ANDRIAS IYOHA
FRANCES IZE- IYAMU
SHOBA JATWANI
WALIMAT O KADIRI
EMMANUEL KAFILAT
FOLUKE KAYODE
VICTOR KAYODE
NWOSU NNAMDI KINGSLEY
SOLOMON GBENGA KOLAWOLE
EBIERE KOROYE
DOROTHY LAIDE LABODE
KEHINDE LAGUDA
OGUNSOLA LATEEF
MAYOWA DAMILOLA LAWAL
TESSY ABIMBOLA LAWANSON
CHARLES LONGE
HOPE OGONNA MADUKA
ABDUL-MALIK MAHMUD
KAMIL MAHMUD
YEZEED M MAHMUD
JOE SUNDAY MAMO
ANNIE MAMVURA
SANNAH MBAFE
ADESUWA MENE
CHINELO METUH
USMAN MODABBO
ZAINAB MODIBBO
TITILOPE MODILE
HANIRU MOMODU
IYABODE .A MOSAKU
TIWADAYO MOYELA
PATRICIA MUSA
DAVID NEGEDU
CAROLINE NES DE BARBARIN
PASCALINE NGU
MICHEAL E NNAGBO
CHINWE NNAGBO
EDNA NSA
IBE NWABUEZE
MARTIN OGBEDE- NWACHUKWU
CHKWUEMEKA NWANKWO
FRANCESCA NWANKWO
CHINMA NWAOZUZU
CHUWUEIKEND NWEKE
JACOB BURIE OBI
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DENNIS OBIGWE
CHUMA OBOMSELU
JOHN OCHE- ADAH
OMOBOLAJI ODE
TOSIN ODUNFA
ADEBANKE ODUNSI
KAIRE OFOEDU
APEJI OFUGE
MICHAEL OGBORU
NKECHI OGBUAGU
TAYO OGELADE
FOLAKE OGINNI
ABAYOMI OGUNBAMBI
FOLAJIMI OGUNDELE
TEMITOPE O OGUNDELE
RONKE OGUNLOWO
STELLA OGUNMUSI
JOLAOLU OGUNNIYI
MOJISOLA OGUNSULIRE
MOSOPEFOLUWA O OGUNTOYINBO
OLUKOREDE OJELADE
UFUOMA OJIRIGHO
JOHN F OJUTALAYO
KINGSLEY OKAFOR
UCHE P OKAFORMETU
NADINA KALAYA OKEREKE
ALEX M O OKOH
NGOZI HILDA OKOISOR
AMBROSE OKOJIE
CHARLES CHUKWENWEIKE O.
MOSES IKEM OKORIE
JOHN IFEDI OKOYE
DAMILADE OKUNEYE
OYEKA OKWUDILI
OLUWATOSIN OLABANJO
OMOLABAKE SALAU OLABISI
ODEBUNMI OLADAPO
OLUWATOSIN OLADEJI
ENIOLA OLADELE
OLUYOMI OLADIGBO
OLADOKE OLADIPO
EMMANUEL OLAWALE O.
BUKOLA OLAFISAN
OMOTOSHO OLAOLUWA
JEPH OLARENWAJU
OLAMIDE OLASUPO
ADEREMI OLAYIOOLA
IBUKUN OLOWU
FOLA OLUDISOYE
OLUWA OLUNTON
JOSEPH CHIZIM OLUNWA
OLUGBOYEGA OLUSANYA
ADEOLA OPEYEMI OLUSOJI
JAMES .T OLUWADAMILARE
AINA OLUWAGBAYOWA
IDOWU OLUWASEGUN
WANDE OMOH
LINDA OMOIJUI
LANRE OMOJOWO
OROKA OMOVNOMA
BLESSING OMOWUNMI
AYODELE ONAMITI
OLARENWAJI A ONIWINDE
IDU ONUMONU
DANIEL ONWUDE
OZOBEME C. ONYENEOKWE
OLUWATOYIN OPELOYERU
DAMILOLA OREOLUWA
CHARITY ADAOBI ORGI
FUNKE F ORINOYEGUN
UDEMEZUE C ORJI
OMONIYI OSAHON
OSAROBONWEN OSAMAGIE
OSAWE L OSARUMWENSE
REX ADEBAYO OSHOKHA
TINA OSIKOYA
OLUWATOSIN OSUNKOYA
OMOBOLAHON OTEJU
OLOWATOBI OTOLORIN
EMMANUEL PAMAH OVAIRO
FOUBRI OVOUPELE
DAMILOLA OWOEYE
ABAYOMI OWOYONI
SIMPA OYANNA
MOLAKE.O OYASOGA
AKINKUNMI M OYEWO
EDA OZIGBO
UGOCHUKWU OZUMBA
JUDITH PEARCE
OLA SAADU
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JOHNSON YOSOLA
KAZIM P YUSUF
ABIKE YUSUF
ULOMA DIMIRI YVETTE
FROM N20,001 – N100,000
CHUKO ESIRI
ANONYMOUS
CANADIAN EMBASSY STAFF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION US
EMBASSY
TOYOSI AYENI
ANONYMOUS
SOLA BENITA
SOLA DAVID-BORHA
FROM N100, 001 – N1
MILLION
ARIERHI ESIRI
CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE
DANIELLE FORTIN
AMERICAN WOMEN CLUB
KEITH BOYFIELD
SEGUN DEBAYO-DOHERTY
LILIAN ESIRI AND CO
OVER N1 MILLION
PODINI INTERNATIONAL LTD
ANONYMOUS
KOLA ISOLA SAGAY
OSENI-WAHAB SAHEED
RICHA SALLALNI
MICHEAL ABIDUN SASU
SMITH SHETTY
SEYIFUNMI O SHOLIKARE
AYOKUNLE R SHOMADE
OLALUDUN A SIJUADE
NAOMI SMITH
TORI SOKOLI
DELE A SONUBI
IFUNSOLA M SOWENIMIMO
CHICHI DEBORA SUGHTER
IDOWU TEMITOPE
BABALOLA TUNDE
CHIBUDO UBACHUKWU
NNENNA UBBAONU
NENE UCHE-ABBA
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YEMI NGOZI UMAIGBA
IFEAMAKA UMEIKE
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NDIDI K UNA
ENOMAVIANO UWUSEBA
IJEOMA UZUAMA
MERCEDES .O WERUCHE
ALLEN WOKOMA
LOLADE WRIGHT
OLAWADANLOLA WRIGHT
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dorothy Onyekwe | Co-
Founder and Co-Chair
Ifeoma Esiri | Co-Founder and
Co-Chair
Arinze Agbim
Ayoola Obe
Shamsuddeen Usman
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Ifeoma Esiri | Co-Founder and Co-
Chair
Nkechi Nwoji | Chief Librarian
Mark Oiseoghaede| Head of
Operations
David Aiyeola | Head of Projects
Joy Omorogbe | Accountant
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In all we do we work closely with relevant government agencies to better
understand existing gaps and what impact we can have.
Close Collaboration with Government