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Donate books and educational resources in 3 easy steps

Step 1

Package your books and resources into cardboard boxes and arrange a collection from your address or drop-off at our office in Canterbury. We assign you a unique booking reference number to write on all your boxes before collection/drop-off.

Step 2

At our processing centre in Canterbury, our team check and scan all your items into our database. We also tag at least one of your books with a sticker and your unique booking reference number before shipping them to our projects in Africa.

Step 3

When your books arrive our project in Africa, they are distributed to students and teachers. You will receive a photo of the person who receives your tagged book(s). We also publish more detailed impact reports on our website.

ITEMS YOU CAN DONATE
BOOKS
  • New and used books
  • Textbooks and journals
  • All academic levels
  • All subjects and editions
  • Novels and children's books
  • Dictionaries and Encyclopedia
  • Bibles and religious texts
  • No newspapers or brochures
  • No damaged or illegible items
  • No lecture notes
TECHNOLOGY
  • New and used technology
  • Desktops and laptops
  • Tablets and mobile devices
  • Projectors and cameras
  • Video game consoles
  • Science equipment
  • Learning Aids
  • No printers
  • No home appliances
  • Damaged beyond repair
DVDs
  • New and used DVDs
  • Audio or Digital Books
  • Movies and Documentaries
  • Games for all platforms
  • Educational Software
  • Children's programmes
  • Blank DVDs
  • No audio music CDs
  • No VHS and Cassettes
  • No pornographic materials
TOYS
  • New and used toys
  • Creative toys
  • Educational toys
  • Puzzles and trivia
  • Interactive toys
  • Electronic toys
  • Must all be in working order
  • No damaged items
  • No toys with missing parts
  • No sharp objects
SHOES
  • New and used shoes
  • Must have second pair
  • School shoes
  • Trainers and casual shoes
  • Smart and work shoes
  • Football boots
  • Any gender shoes
  • No clothes
  • No shoes missing pairs
  • No badly damaged shoes
SPORTS GEAR
  • New and used sports gear
  • Football boots and balls
  • Jersey, shorts and socks
  • Gloves and shinpads
  • Sports shoes
  • Training equipment
  • All sports equipment
  • No clothes
  • No bulky equipment
  • Damaged beyond repair
HOW TO DONATE YOUR ITEMS
PREPARE YOUR ITEMS
PACKAGE AND SEND YOUR ITEMS
CHOOSE HOW TO SEND YOUR ITEMS

COLLECTION

  • Collected from your address from 48hrs
  • Choose your preferred collection date
  • Receive a tracking reference number
  • £7 per 20kg box to cover courier costs
  • £5 per 20kg box for Book Club Members
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DROP-OFF

  • Drop-off/deliver your items at our office
  • Select an available date and time slot
  • Receive a tracking reference number
  • Office located in Canterbury, Kent
  • free with a donation of any amount
SCHEDULE NOW
Featured Donors

Books2Africa receives donated books and resources from countless individuals and organisations everyday. A few of such amazing organisations include:

Why 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.

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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HEADS UP!

We will be putting a hold on further book donations from 1st July 2019 – 31st August 2019 as we concentrate on fundraising to ship the books we currently have in stock. You can book a collection or schedule a drop-off now online but please select a date after the 31st of August.

PROCEED

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