ba presentation october 2012 version ppt
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PowerPoint presentation concerning the charity Books AbroadTRANSCRIPT
We help to educate children worldwide by sending free school books that are carefully chosen to match the needs of each school
More information can be found on our website at www.booksabroad.net
BOOKS ABROAD
Who are we?• Books Abroad is a
registered charity, founded in 1982. We send parcels of carefully selected, donated, books to educational establishments overseas to help foster literacy and education. Siyathathuka Pre Primary School
Natal, South Africa
Where are we?
• We operate throughout Central and Northern Scotland from our base in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire
• HQ in Rhynie
What do we do
• Each year we send over 185,000 books which is equivalent to 37 tonnes.
• Since we were founded, over one million books have been sent abroad to schools and libraries • Kimilili School, Kenya
How do we do it?• Books are donated by Schools, Libraries and other
organisations throughout Scotland.• All of the work on the unit is carried out by volunteers
Our ‘heap’ of books for sorting
• Volunteers sort the books and categorize them before putting them onto shelves.
Work in progress…….
Packing boxes ready to fill a pallet and then the container
Kathleen, Olive and Ethel nearly finished a pallet
Volunteers at Books Abroad
Securing the pallet for despatch
Jane covering the pallet with cling film
Coffee Time!!
Enjoying a blether
“ Can you see me ?”
A rare experience…a clear packing area
One of the few times we have a clear space in the unit.
This is how do we do it
• The books are wrapped in clear polythene to speed the customs process
• They are then sent to the schools by the cheapest means, often in a container or part of a container load to that country Parcels are often stored outside under canvas
when a container is due because of space
Last one Pheew!!
HOW WE DO IT
Some pupils from the International School in Aberdeen who came to help pack the books
they had collected and donated.
• Shipment to Lesotho and South Africa finally gets on its way
Well that’s the first lot in….now on to the next row…
• Parcels have to be packed tightly into the container using up every available space.
“ Go on…a bit more…left a bit….”
Who do we help? Books Abroad helps:
1. anyone in need who asks
2. from any country in the world
3.regardless of race or religion.
4.our book parcels are sent free of charge by the best route we can find. Children in Chisuma School
Kenya
Siesta time at Les Etang School Library, St Lucia
Shhhh…….zzzzzz
“It was your books that you sent us created a library in our school.
Every time a parcel of new books arrive, we can see the excitement in the children’s eyes.”
Reading time in Barbesa Primary School, Thimpu, Bhutan
“Books are the mirrors of the world
Books are the mirrors of life
They are the biggest treasure
That we could find in our hearts
When you want to see some places
You just have to read some pieces
Of paper-which are called books
Books - the golden knowledge
Which we want to have”
by Elmaz, Bulgaria
Why is BA work so important?
• EDUCATION FOR ALL
• Increased education will ultimately help to solve many of the world’s problems
• With the power to read and write, the children of developing countries today will have a better understanding of the issues surrounding them
• Better communication skills will help them to avoid conflicts and help resolve disputes by negotiation rather than by force
Tilly, and others, are why BA’s work is important
• “If you give one book to one child in the country, you give to the whole nation.”
Quotation from Kennedy Mandaza,
Tsatse Secondary School, Zimbabwe
Tilly from P & G School
Ghana
• Books Abroad work is two fold:
• 1. supplying books to schools etc.
• 2. building sustainable relationships for further liaison and learning for all concernedChildren enjoying books in
Bulwayo Public Library
Building bridges, partnerships and friendships……
Partnerships - Tanzed
• Classroom in Ifakara, Tanzania to be made into a library as a project by an organisation called Tanzed
Transformation complete. This is now a library being used by children and adults in Ifikara
From the old to the new
Another view of Jongo Community Library
A place to learn so many subjects
Partnerships
Books being transported from Jeremy’s house
by ‘guta’ to the library
“You peddle and I’ll push….”
Friends and Partners Overseas
• A form is sent to the Headteacher or Librarian asking what books they need.
• On receipt at Books Abroad, trained volunteers check the warehouse for suitable matches.
Partnerships- Zambia
• Olive one of our volunteers visiting Zambia where she had the opportunity to see first hand where the books were going to.
Teachers from Manza Secondary School, Zambia
School Liaison
Some pupils from the International School in Aberdeen who came to help pack the books
they had collected and donated.
“So this is how this machine works”
Liaising with the schools
Feed me with…….
• Recycling of old and unsuitable books
What do you think this is used for?
• Recycling of old and unsuitable books
How you can help:• By helping practically, being a volunteer, at our Headquarters in
Rhynie by sorting, selecting, listing or packaging books• Becoming a member of Books Abroad with an annual
subscription of £20• Supporting our fundraising • By spreading the word about our work
• By giving a donation of books suitable for primary or secondary children, for libraries, prisons or community centres
• By giving a donation of money
More information can be found on our website at www.booksabroad.net