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Alfred and his two sons

Alfred’s story: a child’s right to education

Alfred is a parent and teacher at the African Internal Church Academy in Kabartonjo, Kenya. Below, Alfred speaks about how the brand new books that the school has received...
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Korieama Primary School pupils

Books for a brighter future

Ezekiel is the Head Teacher at Koriema Primary School, one of the schools participating in our Inspiring Readers programme to bring libraries into under-resourced schools in Kenya. The school...
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Read our Inspiring Readers report

The Inspiring Readers programme has reached over a quarter of a million children with carefully selected, life-changing books in classrooms across Africa! You can find out more about the...
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