International Book Giving Day 2024

Room to Read is an organization with a big vision: A world where all children can pursue a quality education and contribute to their communities and the world. One of the main ways Room to Read works to achieve this goal is by establishing libraries so that kids have access to books. Room to Read …

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It is estimated that 800,000 kids in Zambia miss out on a basic education every day. In 2007, The Book Bus was created to bring books to kids in Zambia. The Book Bus is in fact a bus, decorated with Quentin Blake's illustrations and filled with children's books. The bus also carries volunteers from the UK …

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Pratham Books, based in India, is a nonprofit children's book publisher whose goal is to help make children's books accessible to every child in India. Pratham Books publishes affordable children's books in a variety of Indian languages. Begun in 2004, Pratham Books has thus far published 170 different titles in 14 Indian languages. For International …

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The simplicity of Books for Africa’s work is attractive. Books for Africa focuses solely on collecting, sorting, shipping, and distributing books to Africa. It relies on volunteers to sort donated books based on subject and age level. After books are shipped to Africa, they are distributed to schools, libraries, and individuals. Books for Africa is …

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