Books Abroad is a registered charity, which aspires to support education in developing countries worldwide by redistributing carefully chosen, second hand books
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Ian Dow, our patron, has delivered a huge amount of books over the past few weeks. Ian has been working with the Scout Gang Show and pleased to say that everyone involved had a wonderful time and the audience thoroughly enjoyed it too. Thanks to the Scouts for their kindness too.
Our Banff bookshop at 47 High Street is now open from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday. Gary has a great selection of good quality second-hand books at bargain prices. Pop in and pick up a bargain.
Books donated from Stirling, Perth, Dundee and Arbroath schools. Offers in from Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Aberdeen and Elgin schools this week. Has school got good quality used text books: English, Maths, science, dictionaries, woodwork, engineering and crafts, ideally 15kg boxes.
Grayson, 9 year old from Fochabers, is continuing his fundraising venture of cycling the equivalent miles it would take to cross Uganda. See link below:
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Thanks to @MileEndPrimary school in Aberdeen for their wonderful donation of 17 boxes of books after World Book Day. Thanks to the PTA for their help too.
2 van loads from Elgin and Fraserburgh this week, 2 pallets from Aberdeen Uni and 4 pallets down to another UK charity working in Kenya.Lots to keep the volunteers busy.Take any spare text books, children's fiction and non-fiction for our overseas school and library projects.
Volunteers busy packing for Zambia.Photo from nursery group which received books in 2016.If you have any story books, text books or non-fiction suitable for nursery or schools then please get in touch - info@booksabroad.org.uk or call - 01464 861446. Thanks.
World Book Day 2022 will take places on Thursday 3 March!Promote reading for pleasure and offer every child a book of their own.Charity has a particular focus on reaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds and its message is "You Are A Reader".
Well lots of books offers in from Aberdeen, Dunfermline, Inveruire, Nairn and Spain this week. If you have text, story or factual books then please get in touch. Office at Rhynie and small bookshop in Banff.
St Paul's University family, please accept our appreciation for the great work you did for us.We received the books and shared the 40ft with Mr.Anil.We plan to distribute the ones for the schools at a soon to be organized function.The students and faculty members are excited.
Wow - Raymond delivered 6 pallets of school books from Dundee, Perth and Fife this morning. Offers in from King Edward and Holy Family Primary schools and Aberdeen University. Thanks very much.
Offers from schools in Aberdeen, Elgin, Forres and Mintlaw. Textbooks in English, Maths, science, woodwork, engineering, sewing, crafts, fiction, non-fiction for primary + secondary schools needed for our overseas projects. Please note we have no need for foreign language books.
Good to see so many volunteers back to work after last week's storm. Book offers in from Aberdeen, Insch and Stonehaven this week.
After our large shipment was despatched to Kenya last week we are glad to hear of more book offers. Schools from Aberdeen to Skye and Dundee to Hull all have donations to help top up our book shelves.
Books Abroad have been changing the world - one book at a time, one child at a time - for almost 40 years. Now, we have the opportunity to step up to the challenge of supporting theological education in East Africa. We need to raise £5000 to transport this incredible resource.
ALT Rhynie in NE Scotland to Limuru, Kenya.