Meet the readers
Below you can see just a few examples of how the books we provide are helping people change their own lives for the better
Using books as seeds for change
Meet the women in Zimbabwe using books to support their vegetable-growing project.
Read story >Achieving dreams through books
Linda grew up in a village where books even in school were a luxury. She’s using books you’ve helped to send to pursue her ambition to become a Magistrate.
Read story >Using books to improve healthcare
Meet the midwife using books to provide better health information to her community in Malawi.
Read story >Inspiring readers of all ages
Adults in Chesengoch in rural Kenya were inspired to learn to read when their children started coming home with brand new books borrowed from their Inspiring Readers school libraries.
Read story >Beating the odds in Kakuma Refugee Camp
23 year old Yvonne was born in a refugee camp. She is using books to change how her story ends.
Read story >Overcoming barriers to reading in Uganda
Lydia lives in a remote village in rural Uganda. Against all odds, she’s using her local community library to pursue her dreams to become a writer. This is her story.
Read story >Books helping farmers increase their yields
Julius is using the books we send to help farmers.
Read story >Getting on in life against the odds
Because of the library in her school, Rahmatu has dreams of becoming a lawyer. This is her story.
Read story >The moment a book changes a life
Helping to restock a library destroyed by fire
After Mzuzu University’s library was tragically destroyed by fire, we are working with our partner Malawi National Library Service to help replace the library’s collections.
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