Through this Project we aim to:

° Revitalize the Bachíniva Municipal Library, and to create a Living Lab and a Social Center to work with the children, youth, their parents, the elderly and other community members
° Create a legally binding agreement designed to protect the Library project after the current presidential period has concluded for the enjoyment and enrichment of future generations
° Give priority attention to children, youth and families in order to sensitize them to their locality and to their natural environment
° Instill values concerning family, community, environment, a love for the Bachíniva locality, history and culture
° Increase the Library’s holdings by adding a Virtual Library
° Create a Demonstration Site and a Greenhouse for Biointensive Organic Agriculture adjacent to the Library premises. People will learn to plant, care for, harvest and cook and conserve produce from the site. Families will be able to take produce home in exchange for volunteer time at the garden. Additional fresh and preserved produce will be sold to locals and tourists.
° Offer workshops for art, dance, English, computation, environmental science, as well as offering assistance with school homework for children and youth
° Instill a sense of belonging and community integration
° Teach children to socialize, and to learn the value of hard work and effort
° Develop creativity, sensitivity, psychosocial skills, interpretation and imagination in children, youth and adults
° Increase children’s self-esteem, sense of worth and sense of agency
° Create a setting which lends itself to healthy physical, mental and emotional development of all children and youth, motivating them to create a better tomorrow when they can live their dreams
° Change the vision of the Bachíniva children and youth, so they will envision themselves beyond the reach of criminality, vices and addiction
° Empower children and youth so they can transform their dreams into reality
° Encourage healthy interaction among children, youth, their families and their community; strengthen the values of work and family unity
° Create licit sources of employment for Bachíniva youth and adults
° Organize a yearly event, ‘The Bachíniva Municipal Fair’ to celebrate reading, where exhibitions and workshops will be offered; paintings, arts and crafts, fruits, vegetables, honey, cheese, candy, local wines and beers will be exhibited and sold.
° Procure yearly funding for these projects in order to replicate them in the smaller communities of Bachíniva Municipality
° Create a network youth and adult volunteers to help implement these projects
° Involve parents and relatives in activities dedicated to children and youth
° Enable mobile unit providing services to smaller communities in Bachíniva Municipality
° Develop and advertise a tour highlighting the historical, natural, cultural and economic richness of Bachíniva Municipality. This will help bring awareness and pride to the local population; it will show tourists the beauty of Bachíniva, and it will bring in revenue based on the tours and the local businesses that support it.