Book Aid International
World Book Day
1st March, 2012
Book Aid International increases access to books and supports literacy, education and development in sub-Saharan Africa. They send over 500,000 brand new books annually to 2,000 libraries, benefiting 2.4 million people every single year.
Overall, they’ve sent more than 20 million books to partner libraries since 1954.
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, librarian or book lover and you want to host a “bake for books” sale, encourage your child to dress up or dress down for World Book Day, or host a bookish quiz evening, they have a huge amount of resources and fundraising ideas for you.
Just follow the link above to find them and most importantly have fun!
WIN £100 of National Book Tokens for your school
This year they have two fantastic competitions for you to enter.
The closing date for applications is 2 April 2012
and the winners will be announced on their website.
and the winners will be announced on their website.
Dress up competition for pre-school and primary schools:
Simply email a photograph of your handmade crafty book character costumes, along with a brief explanation of how it was made and the materials you used.
Poetry competition for secondary schools:
Write a poem on the theme of ‘change’ and email your entries to them.
Remember quality is more important than quantity!
For further information about this competition, take a look at their website
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By: Tracy,
on 2/21/2011
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Book Aid International have asked me to help spread the word about all the good work they do and how we can all get involved in helping this great cause.
Book Aid International is one of World Book Day’s nominated charities and they have launched a joint fundraising activity called
At Book Aid International, they know that books change lives, yet in some countries it could take a whole month’s wages to buy a single book.
They are asking that you make a small donation to Book Aid International at your special World Book Day reading meeting in March 2011.
For every £2 that your group collects, Book Aid International can send another specially selected new book to a library in a school, public library, refugee camp, prison or rural community in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
By supporting Book Aid International you are helping to send around half a million books a year to some of the world’s poorest and disadvantaged communities. They ensure that the books they send match the local need and that they are distributed to the libraries and communities that need them the most.
How to
1. Enlist your reading group or find a few friends interested in participating in a special Meet, Talk, Give meeting.
2. Set a date and venue – the sofa, the kitchen table, a quiet pub – anywhere! Or ask your local library or bookshop to help you organise the event.
3. Choose a book you think everyone might enjoy – use the recommended reading list supplied if you like. Tell everyone about the choice, and allow enough time to buy or borrow and read it.
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Thanks so much for the post! We are all so excited about World Book Day and the impact it can have for Book Aid International. Hope your readers feel inspired!
thanks ..really nice post ..:)