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TOTAL BOOKS SHIPPED
1,318,052

Books delivered to students and teachers in Africa

UK Registered Charity No 1152599

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UK Registered Charity Number 1152599

  • Books2Africa UK
    Unit 2, Barton Business Park,
    New Dover Road,
    Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3AA
    United Kingdom
  • [email protected]
  • 01227 392 239
  • We are open for deliveries, volunteers and visitors on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays only, 9am - 5pm except on Bank Holidays.
We have made adjustments to our operational processes to be COVID-19 compliant. Click to learn more.
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About Books2Africa
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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 (ECOSOC) 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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How To Help

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.

30%

Processing in the UK

30%

Freight from the UK

40%

Clearing and haulage in Africa

Books2Africa is a UK registered charity number 1152599