Universal Channel Africa partner with Books2Africa in celebration of Season 2 of The Librarians
We are excited to announce that Books To Africa International will be working together with Universal Channel Africa on a donation campaign to improve the standard of education for thousands of students in Africa. Building up to the launch of Season 2 of its TV series “The Librarians”, Universal Channel Africa’s campaign promises to raise […]
Oaks View International College, Nigeria
Since the assembly of the library the students have made the library their favourite place in the school which is an exciting prospect as one of the big goals of the school is to open the minds of the students through helping them to make reading a habit. The total book count was 1032 books. Many of the books were fictional leisure reading which is ideal for many of the students as they are much easier reading.
Vocational Community Library, Cameroon
The drama club has improved the reading and speaking skills as stories extracted from the books are used. Last year we recorded a good percentage of a pass in English language because of the Library.
Learning Something While At School: Catching Them Young
African schools are concentrating on their best performing pupils at the expense of youngsters who may prove to be just as talented if given a higher quality of teaching. In Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book, Poor Economics, they highlight two key steps in the social and economic progression of Africa; the first is to provide a […]
Escaping poverty on the back of a chicken
In the dusty Nigerian village of Nwangele, a 13-year-old girl, Eziuche Chimdi, has escaped a life of oppression. She has only one tool – a chicken. Her life could easily have been very different. Poverty and traditional values dictate the lives of many young girls who will be forced to become child brides. 40 per […]