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Design
Challenge

In celeberation of World Book Day, Books2Africa is hosting a design challenge to showcase creativity. Create and submit an artwork in line with the rules below for a chance to win * a Laptop, iPad or Amazon Kindle on World Book Day.

RULES
  • Artwork should reflect at least one of the following themes: Education, Environment and Africa
  • Colours allowed are: Black, White and Grey only
  • Final submission in PNG format with transparent background
  • Deadline to submit is 4pm on 5th March 2020. Shortlisted entries will be published for the public to vote from 8pm on our Facebook page

* Devices to be won are refurbished.
* Submitted Artwork will be used on Books2Africa Promotional Materials and Merchandise.

Submit Your Artwork

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Special Thanks

Thanks to the following who have supported Books2Africa with donations of funds, products or services.
Universal Channel
Macmillan Education
Ninety
A & S Self Storage
Allan and Nesta Ferguson
Betterspace
Perlego
Brightpay
Clugton Technologies
Commonwealth Education Trust
Bookpath
Concilius
Convertize
Deals Daddy
Google
Grammarly
Gravity Forms
Gravity Wiz
Hootsuite
Keeptake
Kent Union
Kuros Associates
Philly and Friends
Pignatelli Foundation
TBN UK
Wristband Creation
Zapier
Zendesk
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'Readcycled' and saved from going to landfill in the UK

Books processed and shipped to readers across Africa

1mbc

Shipping and delivering 1 million books every year
involves the following:

Volume
  • 20,000 books fit in 1 x 20ft container
  • 1,000,000 books fit in 50 x 20ft containers
  • 4 x 20ft containers shipped monthly
Costs
  • £5,000 to process, ship and clear each container of 20,000 books
  • £20,000 delivers 4 containers monthly
Fundraising Target
  • 2,000 individuals giving £10 or more monthly, or 50 corporate partners sponsoring 1 container per year. Thank you.

30%

Processing in the UK

30%

Freight from the UK

40%

Clearing and haulage in Africa

Books2Africa is a UK registered charity number 1152599