Oxfordshire and Kenya villages' twinning anniversary library set to open
A new library and resource center is opening in Musanda, Kenya, to mark the first anniversary of its twinning with Kennington, Oxfordshire. The project, supported by The Nasio Trust, aims to foster cultural exchange and provide educational resources to the local community.
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International community twinning programs demonstrate the impact of grassroots collaboration on global development and educational access.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Galya Dimitrova South of England Sylvia Vetta Nancy Mudenyo Hunt (R) said the library "shows what can happen when two communities, thousands of miles apart, work together" The first anniversary of the twinning between two villages is set to be marked with the opening of a new library and resource centre.
In October 2025, Kennington in Oxfordshire officially twinned with Musanda in western Kenya - the heart of Abingdon-based charity The Nasio Trust's community work.
In 2024, Oxford author Sylvia Vetta jointly lead a project with the charity to deliver Cosmic Cats - an anthology of stories by Kennington and Kenyan students, aiming to raise funds for the facility.
The author, who will cut its ribbon on 10 October, said the twinning committee chair, the Rev Sansom Kuponiyi, had come up with the twinning motto "bridging cultures, building friendships".
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