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UK Registered Charity No 1152599

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Books2Africa is a UK registered charity that is improving the quality of education in Africa through the provision of books, computers and educational resources that enable individuals and communities to acquire knowledge and achieve their full potential in a globalized world. The charity collects and ships donated educational resources from individuals and organisations in the UK, reducing waste and increasing ‘readcycling’. 

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Tadero Mwanza, Tanzania

The books we received from Book2Africa helped many teachers and staff much more, because now they can prepare their lessons for other students

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December 10, 2020
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Milestone Academy, Tanzania

We have seen improvements in all aspect of the language, plus children have developed a tendency of reading books and this has helped them improve their creativity and vocabulary.

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February 24, 2020
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Statement on COVID-19

Dear Supporters, As the number of confirmed cases and deaths from Coronavirus in the UK continues to be monitored, we continue to implement measures to

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April 28, 2020

About Books2Africa

Books2Africa was founded in 2012 as a student society by four African students at the University of Kent. The organisation became a UK registered charity in 2013 and now also has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Make a significant impact as an individual or organisation by helping to fund the shipment and delivery of one million books to students and teachers across Africa every year.
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Books To Africa International is a UK registered charity (1152599)
An organisation in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2017.
Unit 2, Barton Business Park, Canterbury, CT1 3AA.
We do not store credit card details nor do we share financial details with any third parties.
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  • We are still open!

Books2Africa’s UK Processing Centre is still open during the lockdown and we are still accepting donated items and shipping to Africa. You can still donate or request resources as usual. We’ve also launched our Personal Study Kit to help with home schooling across Africa.

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Shipping and delivering 1 million books every year
involves the following:

Volume
  • 20,000 books fit in 1 x 20ft container
  • 1,000,000 books fit in 50 x 20ft containers
  • 4 x 20ft containers shipped monthly
Costs
  • £5,000 to process, ship and clear each container of 20,000 books
  • £20,000 delivers 4 containers monthly
Fundraising Target
  • 2,000 individuals giving £10 or more monthly, or 50 corporate partners sponsoring 1 container per year. Thank you.

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Processing in the UK

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Freight from the UK

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Clearing and haulage in Africa

Books2Africa is a UK registered charity number 1152599