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7.2.1. “Collaborate@YourLibrary”
The 2019 theme for the South African Library Week was “Collaborate@YourLibrary”. The celebrations included an exhibition titled “Ukrainian Safari” by a world- renowned Ukrainian artist, Ms Maria Prymachenko. For this exhibition the Unisa Library collaborated with the Embassy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of South Africa and networked with the diplomatic community, including the Ambassadors of India, Belarus, Palestine, Norway and Jordan, among others.
Art pieces by Maria Prymachenko
7.2.2. Collaboration in building sustainable and thriving democracies
On 27 March 2019, the Unisa Library, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine, the Embassy of Japan, and the Institute for African Renaissance Studies (IARS), hosted a panel discussion on building and sustaining thriving democracies. The discussion revolved around the book titled Building Democracies: Ukraine and Japan. The book consists of articles by Japanese and Ukrainian scholars and experts on achievements and the challenges that surround sustainable democracies. The Unisa Library was honoured to receive a copy of Building Democracies: Ukraine and Japan donated by the two embassies to add to the Collection.
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