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Book Drive Sign-Ups are Open for Ghana and Malawi!
We're starting off 2023 with the ambitious goal of creating 120 new libraries with our first two containers. The holiday season is the perfect time to announce your book drive and ask your friends, family, community, teachers and local libraries to look through their books for donation. We collect for many different educational levels, so be sure to consider this when signing-up.
If you're new to our process, don't worry, all organizers are assigned a knowledgeable Container Manager who will walk you through the steps and provide guidance along the way. This is a project suited for people of all ages, individuals, or groups of all sizes. Need some extra inspiration? Visit our blog to read testimonials and stories from other organizers, and please visit our 'Book Drive' webpage to learn more.
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1,000 Gently Used Children's Books + $650* = One Library!
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Some half library options available.
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Support Our Goal of 330 Libraries in 2023
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Can't do a book drive in 2023, but want to support? Donate here. Set-up a recurring donation of $22/month to cover the shipment of one library's international shipping. Visit our 'Get Involved' webpage to learn of other ways to show your support.
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Book Drive Organizers
We match schools, organizations and individuals that agree to collect 1,000 gently used books and raise money to subsidize the cost of shipping with an approved library recipient. In turn, African Library Project supports book drive organizers with specific tools and methods to collect books and raise the funds for their book drive.
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The Libraries
Our local partners oversee project implementation and train teacher-librarians on how to set up and run a library. We follow up to evaluate each project and encourage good library practices so that donated books reach those who need them most.
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About Education in Ghana & Malawi
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Ghana
Ghana has one of the highest school enrollment rates in West Africa, with 82% of school-aged children attending school. Despite this, there are about a half of a million children who are not in school due to lack of resources. All classes in Ghanaian schools are taught in English. African Library Project has been active in Ghana since partnering with the Michael Lapsley Foundation in 2011.
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Malawi
School enrollment has historically been low. However, in 1994, free primary education for all children was introduced and enrollment in primary schools nearly tripled. Wungwero Book Foundation (WBF) initiated a partnership with the African Library Project in 2008. WBF was soon joined by DAPP Malawi, Malawi Institute of Education, and University of Malawi – Chancellor College Library as ALP Partners. Together, the organizations evaluate and monitor the libraries in Malawi.
Watch the recording of the 1st Virtual Partner Summit in April that was hosted by the Malawi Partners.
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