St. Michael’s Primary School, Namibia
Our school is located on a farm in the middle of nowhere. There isn’t much for the children to do except play soccer or misbehave. Because the library now contains books at their reading level, the learners want to hang out in the library and read. They are no longer bored and misbehaving. The books that have been the most useful are the short children’s books. The reason for this is because all grades can use these for English proficiency. Before school got out, we had the grade 1 and 2 children reading to the older children, and we had the older children practice their inflection and creative reading skills by reading to the younger children.
Book Buddies By Ashezi, Nigeria
I am Ashezi Akwashiki, ten-years-old girl who loves reading. I had always wanted to start a book club but never had the opportunity. However, six months ago, at the age of 9 years, my Mum agreed to help me start one and I had my first book club meeting with my fellow book buddies at the Kuchingoro IDP camp in Abuja. This saw the birth of my NGO, Book Buddies By Ashezi. Before finding Books2Africa, we struggled with getting affordable books since funding was a limiting factor. However, with Books2Africa we got 100 in December. The storybook from Books2Africa has helped with vocalbury development and reading skills in the children at the IDP camp. We have received storybooks like Tom’s Haircut , Robinhood and the Merrymen , Sally’s Way, and Preofessor Green and the Snake and these have all helped the children’s reading skills.
Her Innovation Cameroon (HIC), Cameroon
All these schools were very appreciative of these donations as they were particularly impressed that 90% of the books donate were in line with our educational curriculum in Cameroon. They all agreed to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with HIC so the can work together for future projects. In total, these books will impact 2,050+ students in Cameroon. Provisions were made and some books were sent to highly sensitive areas of the conflicts were access is difficult, that is Mamfe and Tombel.
Uganda Technology and Management University, Uganda
The university has moved to a new campus in Kungu and we were in the process of setting up a new library. The books from Books2Africa therefore were very much needed to provide more information resources to the university community. The students have a more resourced learning space for both private study and research. The presence of these books attracts them more to use the library. Some students have also been very instrumental in running the library by volunteering some of their free time and making sure that the new library is ready for use by the university community.
Asempanaye M/A Basic School, Ghana
I noticed that computer literacy was being taught only using a black board, with no text books or computers. Now the school have computers to use within the library they will have first hand experience of what they are learning in the class room. The deputy head teacher from another nearby school also asked if he could use the computer for help with his school records so the whole community can now benefit as well as the school.
Tokomeza Zero Project, Tanzania
It was my pleasure working with Books2Africa Tanzania which gave us about 5000 books, African Aid Foundation, and Smart Generation who played a significant role in delivering books to my district. We as a Government commend the positive contribution by Books2Africa and other partners.
Step Up Ark, Namibia
We believe that reading books will assist our children to achieve better results in English and other
academic subjects. Subsequently, we expanded our education focus to establish reading programs and
hubs in several rural areas, where books and libraries are not fully operational yet.
Comboni College of Science and Technology, Sudan, June 2022
Computer Science and Information Technology are rapid changing academic fields which demand constant update. These books are fundamental for our students and lecturers to have access to the last information on these fields. As for Nursing, the books sent by Books2Africa are the beginning of the new section of the library that will help to train nurses for a country extremely in need.
Life for Relief and Development, Sierra Leone
One university said that the books have been added to their library that aids students and lecturers. They said it enhances the educational standard for the university and the nation at large. A secondary school said that the science books in particular has been incredibly useful in making the material understandable to the students. The same school shared that previously some students were refusing to complete assignments due to the lack of materials and would consequently just roam around. Now you can see these students focused on their school work and problem solving. A different secondary school said that the books will contribute greatly to the reading and learning abilities of the students. The books allowed another secondary school to open a library for its students and they are incredibly grateful for this. A Calabatown secondary school said that this donation allowed them to complete their standard library and that their teachers understanding of their subjects, especially in science, has greatly improved and they can now teach more effectively.
Frank Annor Dompreh Literacy Project 2021, Ghana
Through the books we received and used to stock the libraries in the schools and the community, we have increased the engagement time with the students in terms of real reading time. For example, in the past, whenever it was library time on the timetable of these schools, there were no reading materials or story books at these libraries for the students to read. When we received the books and stocked these libraries with them, now the students have got books to read during these times and at their leisure times during and after school hours. Through this initiative and books received we have seen a great improvement of about 20% in the reading skills of the students in the schools in the community.