Volunteering increases one’s wellbeing – Lessons from the Community Impact Forum in Canterbury
research suggests, as you would expect, that volunteering increases one’s wellbeing, but what the research went on to reveal was that often only those people who already have positive wellbeing are willing to put themselves forward to volunteer
Restore Leadership Primary School Library, Uganda
The books helped fill our new library. We had an almost empty library that children were eager to read in. The books helped fill the shelves and now children are enjoying them on a daily basis. This project is helping increase our reading levels.
Africa Dream Skill Institute, Cameroon
With the availability of these books, the institution now has an added advantage in the community as it’s impact is better felt. Community members who have wished to be part of this institution but for fear of their inability to meet the needs of required books to enable them succeed, can now register themselves knowing that the institution’s library is at their disposal.
African Methodist Episcopal University Library, Liberia
The books are useful for teaching, learning and research which are the core functions of the university. The books have increase our library usage over the past few months as more students find the books useful for the learning and research needs. The objective of the University library is to provide learning resources that support teaching learning and research. Books2Africa’s Support to AMEU Library has enabled the library to meet a mission. We are better placed to meet the information needs of our users.
Rehoboth Stars Nursery and Primary School, Nigeria
I must confess that the school library has changed positively and our pupils look forward to spending more time there. The teachers also have access to books they find very useful in the classroom.
Padre Pio College of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
The performance (of students) improved as the students are now able to have access to a better equipped learning atmosphere with up to date reference materials. Hence their ambitions and hopes are being fulfilled through this generous support from Books2Africa. Our vision is to be the epitome of quality higher education across Africa through our core value Quality Equity Integrity Professionalism Accountability as well as Transparency also to provide knowledge and skills development in health education science and technology for transformation of society. Therefore these books we have will act as a stepping stone toward fulfilling the vision and strategic objectives of the institution.
Tukongote Community Library, Zambia
Because of the rural location of our school and community and the fact that we currently have no mains power, our teachers had nowhere to source ideas or knowledge from before the library was opened. Having the 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. And they themselves are learning in the process of teaching.
Books2Africa at the London Book Fair 2019
The main purpose of attending the London Book Fair was to make Books2Africa known to a new audience, and to attract new donors and sponsors. In addition, we had the honour of having contact with publishers that already work with us and improve these relationships. At the end of the day, the organization achieved at […]
Books2Africa school presentation for World Book Day 2019
We visited delivered the PowerPoint slides below at a school assembly presentation at Bodsham Church Of England Primary School. This took place on the 8th of March, 2019; where three Books2Africa volunteers, myself Rachel Allen, Ana Diaz and Nancy Nicole Falco visited Bodsham C Of E Primary School, Ashford Kent. On our visit, we carried […]
Solasta Foundation International, Ghana
This project would not have been a success if not for books donated by Book2Africa. Results are unbelievable. And not only that, the whole school from Kindergarten to JSS 3 are reading during this period allocated. We greatly appreciate the books made available to us by Books2Africa. It is our hope to take this project in many rural schools in Ghana with support.