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Register your Garage or Warehouse as a Drop-off Point

Do you have an empty detached garage, storage container or warehouse in the UK? Consider registering it to be used as a Books2Africa Drop-Off Point.

Individuals in the UK will be able to book an appointment to drop off packaged boxes of donated books and computers at your location during the opening hours and days of the week you choose. You’ll be notified when an appointment is booked to grant donors access to the unit to offload their boxes of donated items. When your unit is full, notify us to send a van to empty and transfer the boxes to our Canterbury Processing Centre to be processed and shipped to students and teachers in Africa.

How Drop-Off Points Work

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Suitable Locations

We are looking to establish Drop-off Points in every community across the UK. Suitable locations include empty detached garages, storage containers or warehouses. Each location should be secured with a lock and free from water hazards (e.g. leaking roofs) and fire hazards (e.g. exposed electrical wiring). Each location should also be accessible by car with enough space to park, offload, or load items.

Drop-off Appointments

Register your location using our online form below and specify the days and times of the week you'll be available for drop-off appointments. You'll receive email notifications when a drop-off appointment is scheduled, with a date and time to grant the donor access to drop off their donated items at your location. Each donor from your community will drop off their donated items already packaged in cardboard boxes with their unique donor reference written on each box. Donors are required to offload their items themselves so you don't have to lift a finger!

Tracking Your Impact

We'll send a van to empty your location when full and deliver the boxes to our Canterbury Processing Centre where we open, check and catalogue each item in our database. This allows us to track how many boxes and what types of books and computers were donated at your drop-off point each year via your Impact Update.

Getting started

Please take some time to go through the checklist below to get started.

Prepare Your Location. Your garage, storage container or warehouse should be secure from water, fire and theft hazards and accessible by car for easy loading/offloading. If your premises is rented, make sure you have your landlords permission. Take pictures and measurements of your premises before registering online.
Decide Your Opening Hours. Select at least 1 day a week when you are available from 9am - 5pm to grant donors access to the premises to drop-off their boxes of donated items. You'll receive email notifications when a donor from your community schedules a drop-off appointment on your opening days and what time to expect them. Donors are required to offload their items themselves so you don't have to lift a finger!
Register Online. Complete our online registration form as an individual or organisation to get started. You can also contact us via 01227392239 or [email protected] if you require more information before registering.