On 18 October 2026, Jajja Library welcomed around 30 students for our monthly teaching camp. Children aged 5 to 15, from different school grades, came together for a day of learning.
The camp covered Maths, Computer Science, English, Science, Urdu, Islamiat and Social Studies. Our volunteer-led teaching camps offer children from our village and beyond additional support with their studies, alongside access to the library’s books.
Beyond memorising answers
Working with these children highlights a gap between memorising a lesson and understanding it. In my experience, the emphasis in their schooling often seems to be on recalling formulas and answers rather than exploring the concepts behind them.
While teaching maths at this camp, I met a child who knew the formula for the area of a circle but did not know what pi meant. That moment stayed with me: being able to repeat a formula is not the same as understanding what it describes or why it works.
This interaction reinforced why our camps matter: children need room to ask questions and make sense of what they are learning, not simply memorise it.
These sessions are an important part of Jajja Library’s work. Since starting in 2020, our aim has been to make books and learning opportunities more accessible to our community.
Learning together at the teaching camp on 18 October 2026. Faces have been blurred for privacy.
An enthusiasm for books
One of the joys of running the library is seeing how enthusiastically the children borrow books. Their eagerness is a reminder that the desire to read and learn is already there. Alongside our teaching camps, the library gives them access to books they can take home and explore in their own time.
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A moment from the teaching camp in the courtyard. |
Children studying together during Jajja Library’s October teaching camp.A special thank-you to Fatema Mohyed for teaching English and Social Studies; Zoya Hammad for teaching Computer Science and Maths; Hafsa Asad for teaching English, Islamiat, Urdu and Social Studies; and Sakina Mohyed for teaching Science and English at this camp.
Thank you to the volunteers who gave their time and to everyone who supports the library through donations and books. Your support helps us continue these monthly camps as we work towards our longer-term goal of a purpose-built library.
Help us continue this work by supporting Jajja Library. Every contribution helps us build more opportunities for children to read and learn.