Lockdown II – Books2Africa is staying open
Following the UK government’s announcement of another 4-week lockdown from Thursday, 5th November to Wednesday, 3 December 2020 to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Books2Africa can confirm that we will stay open during this period. Courier collections and shipments, processing of donated items at our Canterbury processing centre and remote working will continue […]
We have re-opened! Read our COVID-19 Risk Assessment
In preparation for a phased re-opening of our UK processing centre, we have now conducted and published the results of our Risk Assessment. Key points effective June 2020 Key points effective July 2020 Following the most recent government advise regarding COVID-19, we are updating our risk assessment accordingly. Our priority remains ensuring our team members […]
Thank You Letter
Name, Thank you for your donation. It means a lot to us that you took your time to make a financial contribution to Books2Africa. Putting a book in the hands of a child in Africa puts a smile on their face, knowledge in their mind and hope of a brighter future in their soul. It’s […]
Books2Africa’s statement on COVID-19
As the number of confirmed cases and deaths from Coronavirus in the UK continues to be monitored, we continue to implement measures to ensure the safety of our staff and volunteers during this pandemic. However, there is a need to keep up the great work in order to continue meeting our charitable objectives. We would […]
“Let the Journey, Belated, Begin”
For Olena, Marina, Alison.
Book donations – Boosting the capacities of academic libraries.
Although book donation programmes do not address the infrastructural problems facing many institutions in Africa, they deliver hard copy books to millions who are hungry to learn – and learning is ultimately what is most important
A small business wanting to make a big impact—Keeptake
Keeptake are a company with two big goals; one is to help people make their memories everlasting and the other is to use business as a way to bring positive change to the world. Their first step towards these goals is through a ten year guided journal called My Life in Chapters. For every My […]
Alexandra Kieffer
Arshita Nandan
Books2Africa’s statement at the 34th ECOSOC High level Segment 2019 General Debate
The meeting of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, was held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 16 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019. The theme was “Empowering […]