Donate or fundraise to ship life-changing books and computers to students across Africa

Our
Impact Goal

Our impact goal is to ship 1 million readcycled books every year.
We need to raise £200,000 a year in cash donations from our donors, sponsors and beneficiaries to achieve this goal.

Become a Monthly Sponsor

Sign up with a monthly donation of £5 or more and become one of our core supporters. Your donation and that of 3,000 other monthly sponsors go to our 1 Million Books Fund, which is used to help achieve our impact goal. You’ll also be able to arrange free collections of donated items from your address and attend our Sponsors Zoom Meetings.

Sponsor a Single Shipment

Make a single donation towards a shipment of books to our approved projects in Africa. You can choose a shipment type below and it’ll be shipped and delivered to our approved beneficiaries in Africa. When you sponsor a container shipment, your name will appear at the entrance of the beneficiary’s library, and we’ll send you an Impact Video from a beneficiary to use for your CSR and promotional purposes. You’ll also be acknowledged as the sponsor on Impact Reports published on the impact page of our website.

Types of
Shipments

Select a shipment type that matches the level of impact you wish to make.

Digital Study Pack

1 Laptop

£200

A small cardboard box containing 1 refurbished laptop with Windows 10 Pro licence, a Namene Solar reading light and access to digital books online via our partners Perlego and Britannica Kids. You can choose what online digital platform you prefer when applying. 

Shipping and Delivery

A donation of £200 covers the processing and shipping costs from the UK to a beneficiary in Africa. The shipment is dispatched by DHL air freight after funds are received, and it arrives within 3-5 days.

Pallet Box

1,000 Books

£500

A giant cardboard box carrying an average of 1,000 books – enough to fill 3 shelves and equip a classroom library. You can request multiple pallets but can only choose one category of books per pallet when applying. Each pallet is 100 x 120 x 120cm and weighs 500kg.

Shipping and Delivery

A donation of £500 funds the processing and shipping costs from the UK to a beneficiary in Africa. The shipment is dispatched by sea freight after receiving your funds, and arrives within 90 days.

20ft Container

20,000 Books

£5,000

A 20ft container carrying an average of 20,000 books – enough to fill 60 shelves and equip a school library. You can choose what categories of books to include in your shipment when applying. Each container is 20ft x 8ft and weighs 10,000kg. 

Shipping and Delivery

A donation of £5,000 funds the processing and shipping costs from the UK to beneficiaries in Africa. The shipment is dispatched by sea freight after receiving your funds, and arrives within 90 days.

40ft Container

40,000 Books

£8,000

A 40ft container carrying an average of 40,000 books – enough to fill 120 shelves and equip a university library. You can choose what categories of books to include in your shipment when applying. Each container is 40ft x 8ft and weighs 20,000kg. 

Shipping and Delivery

A donation of £8,000 funds the processing and shipping costs from the UK to beneficiaries in Africa. The shipment is dispatched by sea freight after receiving your funds, and arrives within 90 days.

Impact Video
Featured Sponsor

Sponsors who fund a container shipment receive an impact video from a beneficiary project.

Ninety Foundation

Ninety Foundation’s objective is the prevention or relief of poverty through the provision of grants to charities, or other organisations, and the provision of investment to advance commerce in socially and economically disadvantaged communities by achieving economic growth and regeneration.

Impact Report
Case Studies

We have shipped more than 3,000,000 books to projects across Africa thanks to our sponsors. Impact Reports are published on our website when received from our projects.

Case Study

Tukongote Library, Zambia

“Having access to the books has made them become much keener in planning their lessons. They are discovering new and exciting ways to teach and impart knowledge.”

Case Study

Masicorp School, South Africa

“The books we received have greatly increased the number of books we’re able to lend to children at the school. The staff also have access to borrowing books to use in their classrooms.”

Fundraising
Platforms

You can find Books2Africa on the following fundraising platforms