CODE wishes to congratulate Kay Raseroka, a long-time literacy supporter and current member of the CODE board, as the recipient of the International Federation of Library Associations Honorary Fellowship award

During the Closing Session of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress on Thursday, 23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa, IFLA Honorary Fellowship 2007 was awarded to Kay Raseroka, former IFLA President.

The following citation was read during the ceremony:

“The Honorary Fellowship is IFLA’s highest award. It is awarded only three or four times in a decade, for exceptional and sustained services to IFLA and the international library community. The person nominated for honorary fellowship this year has made a major contribution, over a long period of time, in her own country, in her region, and world-wide. She has been a driving force in promoting the entry of her continent, Africa, into the Information Society. She has highlighted the value of indigenous knowledge and of its appropriate utilisation, and has promoted recognition of the importance of orality in indigenous communities. She is a respected leader in Africa and in the developing world generally. She has been a strong leader and a dignified and respected spokesperson for the library community and for IFLA in international forums such as the World Summit on the Information Society. In 2003 she became IFLA’s first African President. Today, in the city of her birth, we honour --- Kay Raseroka.”