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10 years of volunteering

Margaret has volunteered in our warehouse for over 10 years. She tells us why sharing the power of books matters to her.

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Reaching a generation of readers

Generation reader will reach 10 million young people across Africa by 2030. In this blog, our Chief Executive reflects on the campaign, and what it means to young people.

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Behind the warehouse doors

Dave, our shipping and warehouse supervisor, explains the logistics behind sending books from our London warehouse.

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Reaching street children

In this blog, our Head of Communications Emma reflects on how the power of books is helping street-connected children, and the adults who support them, change how their stories end.  

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Working together for reading

We recently brought our partners together at a learning event in Nairobi to share learnings and develop their capacity. We asked James, our East Africa Representative, to tell us why the event was so very important.  

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Partner voice: Sierra Leone Library Board

Since 2016 we’ve provided 376,117 books to readers in Sierra Leone. The Acting Chief Librarian at Sierra Leone Library Board, who receive the books, told us how they process so many!

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Readers in new places

Hear an update from our Head of Programmes, Samantha, about our 2023 Community Reading Award winners.

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