Lockdown II – Books2Africa is staying open

Following the UK government’s announcement of another 4-week lockdown from Thursday, 5th November to Wednesday, 3 December 2020 to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Books2Africa can confirm that we will stay open during this period. Courier collections and shipments, processing of donated items at our Canterbury processing centre and remote working will continue […]

ECRAD Community Schools, Malawi

Before having these books, our teachers had to walk 10km away from the school in search of a library but at a fee. This time, no hassles. Books are readily available.

We have re-opened! Read our COVID-19 Risk Assessment

In preparation for a phased re-opening of our UK processing centre, we have now conducted and published the results of our Risk Assessment. Key points effective June 2020 Key points effective July 2020 Following the most recent government advise regarding COVID-19, we are updating our risk assessment accordingly. Our priority remains ensuring our team members […]

Books2Africa’s statement on COVID-19

As the number of confirmed cases and deaths from Coronavirus in the UK continues to be monitored, we continue to implement measures to ensure the safety of our staff and volunteers during this pandemic. However, there is a need to keep up the great work in order to continue meeting our charitable objectives. We would […]

Milestone Academy, Tanzania

We have seen improvements in all aspect of the language, plus children have developed a tendency of reading books and this has helped them improve their creativity and vocabulary.

A small business wanting to make a big impact⁠—Keeptake

Keeptake are a company with two big goals; one is to help people make their memories everlasting and the other is to use business as a way to bring positive change to the world. Their first step towards these goals is through a ten year guided journal called My Life in Chapters. For every My […]

Books2Africa’s statement at the 34th ECOSOC High level Segment 2019 General Debate

The meeting of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, was held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 16 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019. The theme was “Empowering […]

“I hate reading” – How to get young people reading again

Most of the students at this UK school openly admitted; “I hate reading”, “It’s boring”, “there are more interesting things to do” and “If books were like Netflix”. To be honest, I can relate to them. If I was born in this generation, I would probably say the same thing.