French high school students volunteer at Books2Africa
Hana Maazi, a teacher from Lytee Andre Mauroih High School France explains her students’ experience volunteering at Books2Africa. Our school is a French public high school with a thousand students. Every year our European classes send their students to countries abroad to allow them to experience English and its wide culture. The students we brought […]
Books2Africa Australia – lessons learnt from Book Drive
As you may already know, Books2Africa is a UK registered charity committed to inspiring an educated and literate Africa. The fact that Africa has the highest rate of illiteracy is an existential problem that cannot continue to be ignored. This can be blamed on a range of factors, from poor governance and corruption, to under-development […]
Lord Mayor Doyle opens Books2Africa’s processing centre in Canterbury
Councillor Doyle presented special awards to Books2Africa’s volunteers from the University of Kent and to Ninety Foundation who sponsored a container shipment of more than 20,000 nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary books.
Universal Channel Africa partner with Books2Africa in celebration of Season 2 of The Librarians
We are excited to announce that Books To Africa International will be working together with Universal Channel Africa on a donation campaign to improve the standard of education for thousands of students in Africa. Building up to the launch of Season 2 of its TV series “The Librarians”, Universal Channel Africa’s campaign promises to raise […]
A look at Primary Education in Uganda and the UK
It is often said that the first step to fighting a problem is to understand the causes behind it. In this case, the problem of education in Africa is one that is quite complex and encompasses several issues such as lack of equal access and educational resources. It is therefore useful, to understand the problems […]
Overcoming Barriers To Female Education in Africa
It is largely recognised that education is about much more than the individual who is learning. It is an investment in the future of a community and society. It is appreciated by many that both male and females should have equal access to education, with the understanding that this will better themselves and allow them to make […]
Books2Africa’s response to Boko Haram’s war against education in Nigeria
The obstacles to education in Africa have recently become worse with the kidnapping of more than 200 girls from their school accommodation in Northern Nigeria. It is becoming increasingly dangerous to obtain an education in many parts of Africa. However, the kidnapping and the subsequent social media campaign to #BringBackOurGirls only highlight the reality that […]
Visible But Invisible: People Living With Disability in Nigeria
Nigeria is estimated to have a population of 169 million; although it is argued that the country had not had any credible census since 1816. Based on the World Report on Disability approximately 25 million Nigerians have a disability, with 3.5 million of these having very significant difficulties in social and physical functioning. These disabilities include physical and intellectual developmental […]
Learning Something While At School: Catching Them Young
African schools are concentrating on their best performing pupils at the expense of youngsters who may prove to be just as talented if given a higher quality of teaching. In Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book, Poor Economics, they highlight two key steps in the social and economic progression of Africa; the first is to provide a […]
Escaping poverty on the back of a chicken
In the dusty Nigerian village of Nwangele, a 13-year-old girl, Eziuche Chimdi, has escaped a life of oppression. She has only one tool – a chicken. Her life could easily have been very different. Poverty and traditional values dictate the lives of many young girls who will be forced to become child brides. 40 per […]