Riecken Foundation

Riecken Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Princeton, United States working on education, community development, democracy & civil society.

The Riecken Foundation, operating as Riecken Community Libraries, runs a network of community libraries in rural, underserved villages and towns in Honduras and Guatemala. The foundation works in partnership with local communities and municipalities, which provide land, utilities, librarian salaries and volunteer labour, while Riecken provides books, library staff, technology and programming. Libraries offer open access to books, information, technology and community programmes intended to support literacy, civic participation and local leadership. The network has grown to around 65 to 69 libraries over time, with new libraries opened in 2024 and later. The foundation is registered in the United States as a 501 public foundation, with its US office in Princeton, New Jersey, and regional offices in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Guatemala.