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We Have Donated 2,000,000 Books Globally
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Charities
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Myanmar Book Aid
2,000 Myanmar libraries were destroyed in early May, 2008 when Cyclone Nargis devastated
the Irrawaddy Delta regions. Two million people were displaced, 135,000 lost their
lives and the entire country of 55 million was severely disrupted. Many NGOs stepped
forward, both international and national, to deal with health and hunger issues,
and the local communities displayed remarkable resourcefulness. In the face of initial
gloomy reports by international agencies, expectations of rapid recovery were very
low. However by September, recovery was apparent in most areas except for libraries.
At that time, an indigenous NGO, Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, allied
with an American NGO, the Institute of the Rockies, to guide the Nargis Library
Recovery Project. Our first container of 50,000
books shipped in early April. We expect to deliver a container every two months
until our pledge is fulfilled. Myanmar, commonly called Burma in the West, has a
tradition of high literacy due to the important role of teaching monks; libraries
are sustained by them and donations of local families. Beyond recovery from the
cyclone, we expect our donated books to sustain community, school and college libraries
throughout the country.
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Wings of the Dawn International Institute for Children
Since 1996, Wings of the Dawn International Institute for Children, a 501c3 not-for-profit
located in Fort Worth, Texas has been fulfilling the vital need for books and school
supplies in rural community schools and libraries in Mozambique, Nigeria and The
Gambia. WoD specializes in setting up Life Long Learning Centers in communities
without libraries and upgrades existing educational facilities to serve as central
locations where children, youth and adults can have access to education, employment
and business resources. Our vision is to establish functional, literate communities
in Africa to bridge the gap between poverty and prosperity. Our mission is to help
build economically stable and productive societies in African communities by ensuring
access to self-sustaining educational centers for its citizens.
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Books For Africa
Books For Africa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to "end the
book famine in Africa." Since 1988, Books For Africa has shipped over 20 million
books to 45 African countries and is the largest supplier of donated books to the
African continent. Books For Africa partners with local non-governmental organizations
in Africa to distribute the books to where the need is greatest. One container of
books can impact up to 500,000 students in Africa over the life of the books. In
most areas in Africa, there are no books and students who can attend school learn
by memorization. Books For Africa is working to give access to information to adults
and children throughout Africa that have previously had no hope of rising out of
poverty. Books For Africa supplies shipments of books to rural school libraries,
orphanages, adult literacy programs, and community resource centers. Books For Africa
strives to help create a culture of literacy and provide the tools of empowerment
to the next generation of parents and leaders in Africa.
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Delivering Better Lives
The UTi Charitable Foundation Delivering Better Lives was established in 2006 and is based on a belief that everyone in this world has right – A Right to a Roof over their Heads, A Right to Food in their stomach, A Right to an Education and A Right to basic Healthcare.
These beliefs lead a group of former UTi executives to establish this Foundation of work to provide or improve Health, Education and Community Infrastructure facilities in developing countries around the world. In the years since, establishment schools have been built or upgraded in over 20 countries, health services provided in over 15 countries and orphanages established, upgraded or supported in 6 countries.
The partnership between DBL and Worldwide Book Drive will enable us to deliver books to children across Africa as the Bureaucratic issues are resolved.
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World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with
children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential
by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus
Christ, World Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration
of God's unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves all people regardless
of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
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