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Rebuilding lives through the power of reading

During the recent war in Lebanon, Shereen led a bibliotherapy programme to help children cope. In this blog, she reflects on the lessons learned and the power of books during conflict.

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Books to educate and inspire

Cengage Group supports us with donations of brand-new higher education and English Language Teaching books. As they put together their latest donation, we found out what this charity partnership means to staff.

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The gift of sharing stories

We spoke to Penguin Random House's Social Impact Executive, Amanda Boakye about why they choose to donate books to us and why charity partnerships are so important to the publisher.

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Tetiana's story

Restoring libraries in Ukraine

Since 2023, we have been sending brand-new books to libraries in Ukraine. For library worker Tetiana, they are so much more than just words on paper. This is her story.

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Books to empower communities

Michael Moyo is the Director of the Edward Ndlovu Memorial Trust (ENMT) in Zimbabwe. Michael told us why he believes in the power of reading to change lives.

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Nessrine's Story

Books to give hope

Nessrine is a teacher in Beirut, Lebanon. Earlier this year she told us about the difference books were making to the children she teaches.

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The transformative power of books

A teacher and reading champion, Joyce Ampofo is the founder and Chief Executive of Rainbow Trust Foundation, one of Book Aid International’s partners in Ghana.  This is her story. 

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Highlighting the unsung heroes

This Trustees Week we talked to a few members of our Board about why they chose to become a trustee, what excites them most about the work the charity is doing and what their hopes are for the future of Book Aid International.  

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