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class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-africa" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/botswana" title="">Botswana</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/congo" title="">Congo</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/cote-divoire" title="">Côte D'ivoire</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/ethiopia" title="">Ethiopia</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-11" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-africa-column-2" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-africa-column-2" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/ghana" title="">Ghana</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/kenya" title="">Kenya</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/lesotho" title="">Lesotho</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/malawi" title="">Malawi</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/mozambique" title="">Mozambique</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-12" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-africa-column-3" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-africa-column-3" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/namibia" title="">Namibia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/nigeria" title="">Nigeria</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/rwanda" title="">Rwanda</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/senegal" title="">Senegal</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/south-africa" title="">South Africa</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-13" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-africa-column-4" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-africa-column-4" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/tanzania" title="">Tanzania</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/uganda" title="">Uganda</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/zambia" title="">Zambia</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/zimbabwe" title="">Zimbabwe</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="country-label" data-width="3" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-14" class="tb-megamenu-column span3 mega-col-nav country-label"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-1"> <li data-id="713" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="#" class="tb_nolink "> ASIA PACIFIC </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-15" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-asia" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-asia" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/cambodia" title="">Cambodia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/china" title="">China</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/fiji" title="">Fiji</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-16" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-asia-column-2" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-asia-column-2" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/kazakhstan" title="">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/kyrgyzstan" title="">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/laos" title="">Laos</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-17" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-asia-column-3" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-asia-column-3" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/maldives" title="">Maldives</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/mongolia" title="">Mongolia</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/myanmar" title="">Myanmar</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-18" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-asia-column-4" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-asia-column-4" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/nepal" title="">Nepal</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/thailand" title="">Thailand</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/uzbekistan" title="">Uzbekistan</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="country-label" data-width="3" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-19" class="tb-megamenu-column span3 mega-col-nav country-label"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-1"> <li data-id="645" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="#" class="tb_nolink "> EUROPE </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-20" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-europe-column-1" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-europe-column-1" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/albania" title="">Albania</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/armenia" title="">Armenia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/azerbaijan" title="">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/bosnia-herzegovina" title="">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/bulgaria" title="">Bulgaria</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-21" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-europe-column-2" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-europe-column-2" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/croatia" title="">Croatia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/czech-republic" title="">Czech Republic</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/estonia" title="">Estonia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/georgia" title="">Georgia</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/hungary" title="">Hungary</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-22" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-europe-column-3" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-europe-column-3" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/kosovo" title="">Kosovo</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/latvia" title="">Latvia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/lithuania" title="">Lithuania</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/moldova" title="">Moldova</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/north-macedonia" title="">North Macedonia</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-23" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-europe-column-4" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-europe-column-4" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/country/poland" title="">Poland</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/romania" title="">Romania</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/serbia" title="">Serbia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/slovakia" title="">Slovakia</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/country/slovenia" title="">Slovenia</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/country/ukraine" title="">Ukraine</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="country-label" data-width="3" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-24" class="tb-megamenu-column span3 mega-col-nav country-label"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-1"> <li data-id="714" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="#" class="tb_nolink "> LATIN AMERICA </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-25" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-latin-america" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-latin-america" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/country/chile" title="">Chile</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-26" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-latin-america-2" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-latin-america-2" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/country/colombia" title="">Colombia</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="country-label" data-width="3" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-27" class="tb-megamenu-column span3 mega-col-nav country-label"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-1"> <li data-id="715" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="#" class="tb_nolink "> MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-28" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-middle-east" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-middle-east" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/country/palestine" title="">Palestine</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-29" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-middle-east-2" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-middle-east-2" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/country/sudan" title="">Sudan</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-30" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-middle-east-3" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-middle-east-3" class="block block-menu clearfix"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/country/syria" title="">Syria</a></li> </ul> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-showblocktitle="0" data-class="" data-width="2" data-hidewcol="" id="tb-megamenu-column-31" class="tb-megamenu-column span2 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <div data-type="block" data-block="menu--menu-middle-east-4" class="tb-megamenu-block tb-block tb-megamenu-block"> <div class="block-inner"> <section id="block-menu-menu-middle-east-4" class="block block-menu clearfix"> </section>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="3942" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega"> <a href="/eifl-action-gallery" title="IN ACTION"> IN ACTION </a> </li> <li data-id="861" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega"> <a href="/resources" title="Resources"> Resources </a> </li> <li data-id="442" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="1" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega sub-hidden-collapse dropdown"> <a href="/news" class="dropdown-toggle" title="News & Events"> News & Events </a> <div data-class="" data-width="280" style="width: 280px;" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-32" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-6"> <li data-id="1041" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/news" title="News"> News </a> </li> <li data-id="1042" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/blogs" title="Blog"> Blog </a> </li> <li data-id="1043" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/events" title="Events"> Events </a> </li> <li data-id="18113" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/page/newsletter-archive" > Newsletter </a> </li> <li data-id="1044" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/media" title="Media"> Media </a> </li> <li data-id="19704" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"> <a href="/page/journalists-resource-page" > For journalists </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section>  </div> <div class="region region-navigation-last"> <section id="block-search-form--2" class="block block-search clearfix"> <form class="form-search content-search form-search content-search" action="/page/history" method="post" id="search-block-form--3" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div> <h2 class="element-invisible">Search form</h2> <div class="input-group"><input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." placeholder="Search" class="form-control form-text" type="text" id="edit-search-block-form--6" name="search_block_form" value="" size="15" maxlength="128" /><button type="submit" class="btn btn-default"><i class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-search" 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The first regional meeting took place in Uganda.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/kampala_2005_0.jpg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2005","month":"11","day":"1","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"November 01, 2005"},"text":{"headline":"First open access institutional repository launched","text":"\u003Cp\u003EFirst open access institutional repository (IR) is launched through EIFL\u2019s support in an EIFL-partner country (University of Zimbabwe).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/uz-gate.jpg","credit":"Wikipedia "}},{"start_date":{"year":"2005","month":"9","day":"26","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"September 26, 2005"},"text":{"headline":"Observer status at WIPO","text":"\u003Cp\u003EGains permanent observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. Observers are invited to attend formal meetings of member states.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/640px-wipo3.jpg","credit":"Wikipedia "}},{"start_date":{"year":"2005","month":"6","day":"1","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"June 01, 2005"},"text":{"headline":"First librarian from Africa participates at WIPO","text":"\u003Cp\u003EDick Kawooya, first librarian from Africa participates in copyright negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/dick_at_wipo_0.png"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2006","month":"10","day":"29","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"October 29, 2006"},"text":{"headline":"Free and Open Source Software Programme is established","text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe programme improves library technology by encouraging\u00a0the use of free and open source software\u00a0(FOSS) in libraries and fostering a network of\u00a0FOSS champions in our partner countries. Experts in FOSS came together for the kick off meeting in Italy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/foos-kick-off-cupramontana._2006.jpg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2008","month":"1","day":"1","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"January 01, 2008"},"text":{"headline":"Expands to east Africa","text":"\u003Cp\u003EBegins working with libraries in east Africa. Kenya was the first country to join the EIFL network.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/6100249744_58a5db5173_b_0.jpg","credit":"Leslie Chan"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2008","month":"3","day":"1","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"March 01, 2008"},"text":{"headline":"Expands to south Asia","text":"\u003Cp\u003EBegins work with libraries in south Asia. Nepal was the first country to join the EIFL network in the region.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/541px-south_asia_orthographic_projection.svg_.png"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2009","month":"10","day":"21","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"October 21, 2009"},"text":{"headline":"Founding member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories","text":"\u003Cp\u003EJoins other organizations in founding COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories).\u00a0COAR aims to enable every citizen in the world to get access to \u2013 and be able to benefit from \u2013 knowledge produced from publicly-funded research.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/screen_shot_2014-10-17_at_11.03.12_am.png","caption":"EIFL director Rima Kupryte signs COAR foundation document"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2009","month":"1","day":"8","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"January 08, 2009"},"text":{"headline":"Receives official partner status at UNESCO ","text":"\u003Cp\u003EOfficial partnership status is granted to EIFL in cooperation with the The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).\u00a0It consists in a mutual engagement to cooperate and work together in the Organization\u2019s fields of competence.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/1280px-united_nations_flags_-_cropped.jpg","credit":"Wikipedia "}},{"start_date":{"year":"2009","month":"9","day":"2","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"September 02, 2009"},"text":{"headline":"Public Library Innovation Programme is established","text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe programme advances community development by\u00a0enabling public libraries to implement\u00a0innovative ideas that use technology to\u00a0improve people\u2019s lives and livelihoods.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/screen_shot_2014-10-17_at_11.00.46_am_0.png"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2009","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"November 18, 2009"},"text":{"headline":"10 year anniversary ","text":"\u003Cp\u003ECelebrates ten years at the General Assembly, which was hosted by the\u00a0Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/preview-2.png.jpeg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2013","month":"5","day":"13","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"May 13, 2013"},"text":{"headline":"Expands to Oceania","text":"\u003Cp\u003EBegins working with libraries in Oceania. Fiji was the first country in the region to join the EIFL network.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/fiji_2.jpg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2014","month":"11","day":"10","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"November 10, 2014"},"text":{"headline":"15 year anniversary","text":"\u003Cp\u003EMarks 15 years at the General Assembly in Istanbul.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/15151750814_aaa343160e_h.jpg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2011","month":"7","day":"4","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"July 04, 2011"},"text":{"headline":"EIFL Open Access programme recognized by SPARC","text":"\u003Cp\u003EEIFL Open Access Programme receives the award.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/15555842865_32f6accd9d.jpg","caption":"Emilija Banionyte, EIFL Open Access Programme Advisory Board member receives the award and a bottle of champagne on behalf of the programme."}},{"start_date":{"year":"2013","month":"5","day":"13","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"May 13, 2013"},"text":{"headline":"EIFL wins prestigious WSIS Prize","text":"\u003Cp\u003EEIFL wins the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society Project Prize (WSIS), in the capacity building category. The award was in recognition of our Public Library Innovation Programme.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/8735779044_22ba5ef8ce.jpg","caption":"Rima Kupryt\u0117 (left), Director of EIFL, is presented with the WSIS Project Prize by Dr Hamadoun Tour\u00e9 (right), Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the opening ceremony of the WSIS Forum 2013 on May 13, 2013."}},{"start_date":{"year":"2013","month":"11","day":"6","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"November 06, 2013"},"text":{"headline":"ASAP recognizes EIFL as \u0026#039;high-impact open access oganization\u0026#039;","text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Accelerating Science Award Programme (ASAP) selects EIFL to be one of seven high-impact Open Access organizations, among public action advocates.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/15556676022_a16c3fcf87.jpg"}},{"start_date":{"year":"2014","month":"7","day":"4","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"July 04, 2014"},"text":{"headline":"SPARC recognizes EIFL with its 2014 Innovator Award","text":"\u003Cp\u003ESPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) recognizes EIFL with its July 2014 Innovator Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/15553167001_782435a51a_0.jpg","caption":"EIFL staff (top left to bottom right): Rima Kupryte, Teresa Hackett, Iryna Kuchma, and Monika Elbert."}},{"start_date":{"year":"2016","month":"9","day":"30","hour":"0","minute":"00","second":"00","display_date":"September 30, 2016"},"text":{"headline":"The Marrakesh Treaty, which ends book famine for visually impaired people, enters into force.","text":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom 2008, EIFL actively supported negotiations at WIPO in Geneva, and participated in the Diplomatic conference in Marrakesh that adopted the Marrakesh Treaty in 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\n"},"media":{"url":"https:\/\/www.eifl.net\/sites\/default\/files\/timeline_images\/wipo_diplomatic_conference_2013.jpg","caption":"Representatives of WIPO member states applaud adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty at the Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh in 2013. 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