stdClass Object ( [nid] => 252496 [vid] => 254609 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1258900237 [changed] => 1258900270 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1258900270 [title] => Re: Learning materials for the school [body] => HI Richard, as promised, here is the list of book donation organisations you might try to apply to. The are maybe not all donating books to primary schools - so read through them first to find the most appropriate ones. Good luck, Maria BookAid - Where they work http://www.bookaid.org/cms.cgi/site/our_work/countries/ How to apply for books in KENYA http://www.bookaid.org/cms.cgi/site/our_work/contacts/_kenya.htm B.I.G. books How to request books http://www.big-books.org/requests.php Biblionef http://www.biblionef.org/ send reading books (not school textbooks) to schools, orphanages etc in developing countries all over the world. How to apply: http://www.biblionef.org/index.php?id=78 Darien Book Aid http://dba.darien.org/ "Darien Book Aid is a non-profit, all volunteer organization that builds a foundation of peace, understanding, and friendship by distributing free books. Book Aid sends books in response to specific requests from Peace Corps volunteers, libraries and schools all over the world Books are also donated to libraries, prisons, hospitals, Native American and Appalachian groups in the United States." How to request books http://dba.darien.org/foreign.htm Simple application process via email - some Nabuur villages succeeded to get books from them, so it might be worth trying. Hesperian Foundation http://www.hesperian.org/ “The Hesperian Foundation is a non-profit publisher of books and educational materials that help people take the lead in their own health care and organize to improve health conditions in their communities. Simply written, heavily illustrated, and developed in collaboration with groups around the world, our books contain a wealth of life-saving information on diagnosing and treating a broad range of health problems.” Includes books in English and Spanish, also links to groups who have translated them into many other languages List of books http://www.hesperian.org/Publications_and_Resources.php Most available for download but are very large files. They run the Gratis Book Programme which sends free copies of books to groups in developing countries. http://www.hesperian.org/projects_gratisBookProgram.php “Hesperian's Gratis Fund acknowledges and responds to the reality that often, those who most need our publications are the least able to afford them. On average we receive 200 requests for free books per month. Letters come in from rural villages and urban shantytowns around the world. They are sent by religious leaders, community health workers, school teachers and others who are desperate for resources to help them better serve their communities.” Contact them for more details - http://www.hesperian.org/contact.php Teaching-aids at Low Cost (TALC) http://www.talcuk.org/ International Book Project (IBF) www.intlbookproject.org Provides basic subject textbooks for pre-kindergarten through graduate school levels, general library books, nursing and other specialized medical texts, as well as popular and technical journals, reference materials, and fiction. Application form on the website Global Literacy Projects http://www.glpinc.org/ Provides books to Africa and the Caribbean. Books Abroad http://www.booksabroad.org.uk/ http://www.booksabroad.org.uk/how-to-get-involved.html "How Do We help? We send books, fiction and non-fiction, to schools and libraries all over the world, repsonding to specific requests from schools. Who do we help? Anyone in need who asks from any country in the world. We send our books free of charge by the best route we can find." http://www.booksabroad.org.uk/chapter-1-about-us.html "BOOKS ABROAD sends carefully selected parcels weighing approx 8kgs each (approx 50 books), direct to the educational establishments overseas. Emphasis is upon quality, good condition of books and of appropriate content for the institution involved, rather than upon quantity. Parcels are small enough to be carried to even the most remote sites without roads. Great efforts are made to respond to requests made by schools and other institutions, and when no appropriate books are available from our second-hand stock new ones are purchased as funds permit. In addition to this we supply atlases, dictionaries, health books, eg, "Where There Is No Doctor" and "Where There Is No Dentist". " No details of application procedures. Contact via form on the website. World Bank Family Network Book Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTSTAFF/WBFN/0,,contentMDK:202... "We ship more than 120,000 books every year to institutions such as schools and libraries in developing countries throughout the world. The Book Project of the World Bank Family Network, located in Washington DC, is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 for the purpose of shipping donated books to developing countries." Books are shipped by the container-load to distributors in developing countries who pass them on to schools and libraries who have applied for them. FAQ http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTSTAFF/WBFN/0,,contentMDK:202... includes details of how to apply. Contact them for further information. B.I.G. Books http://www.big-books.org/ "For over 12 years, Books for International Goodwill (B.I.G.) has successfully recycled used books for productive use by those who need books for schools and libraries to improve literacy in developing communities around the world. B.I.G. is a project begun by the Parole Rotary Club of Annapolis and is now an independent non-profit entity. It’s motto is “Spreading Literacy by Keeping Books Alive”." Book requests http://www.big-books.org/requests.asp Ship large quantities of books (approx 20,000) in containers, can also do small box shipments. They can pay some or all of the shipping cost. Books For Third World http://www.booksforthirdworld.org/ "Books For Third World is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to collecting, shipping and distributing books to benefit the educational development of students in third world countries." Appears to ship books for no cost. Does not give application details but has a contact address. Books For Africa http://www.booksforafrica.org/ "Books For Africa ships 40-foot and 20-foot sea containers of books. A 40-foot container holds approximately 22,000 primary and secondary books or 18,000 post-secondary books. A 20-foot container holds approximately 15,000 primary and secondary books or 12,000 post-secondary books. A box of primary and secondary books contains an average of 40 books, and a box of post-secondary books containers an average of 32 books. Books For Africa also offers refurbished computers, which can be purchased for an additional charge." Receiving organisations have to pay shipping costs, they are able to set up a fundraising page on the BFA website. More information at http://www.booksforafrica.org/books-computers/bfa-books-computers.html [teaser] => HI Richard, as promised, here is the list of book donation organisations you might try to apply to. The are maybe not all donating books to primary schools - so read through them first to find the most appropriate ones. 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