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Books Donated at London Book Fair to Promote Kenya’s Literacy
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 20 Apr 2010
Books Abroad, an organisation based in Scotland which encourages greater literacy, will send between 40,000 and 50,000 books to Mombasa in Kenya this summer. A wide range of genres and titles is to be delivered, including children’s books, educational textbooks and fiction.Like many African states, illiteracy levels run high in impoverished areas, which in itself contributes to a perpetuation of the poverty cycle.
The scheme, which is taking place in conjunction the Chandi Parivar Trust, an organisation which helps communities in eastern Africa, will also see a group of 20 volunteers fly out to the country to see for themselves the impact of such schemes.
Volunteers will distribute books in schools and deprived areas and engage in literacy projects with the local community.
Cats: Kenya, Literacy
Tags: Books Abroad, Chandi Parivar Trust, Children, Kenya, Literacy, Mombassa, Puku.co.za, South Africa
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