Mustafe's story
Ever seen a four-legged library?
Secret weapons (with humps) are helping desert communities in Somaliland to read brand new books.
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A personal appeal from Rageh Omaar
On 11th June, Rageh Omaar will present our BBC Radio 4 appeal. In this blog, he tells us why he’s so pleased to support our work.
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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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Reading to fulfil dreams
In 2016 Emmanuel travelled from South Sudan to the Rhino Refugee Camp in Uganda and has been working hard to achieve his goals ever since. This is his story.
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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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Voices from Syria
In February, devastating earthquakes rocked Syria and Turkey. When the time comes, we stand ready to restock reading spaces that have been destroyed – because for students like Ahmed, education can’t wait.
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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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