Consistently at the top of "best run charities" Books for Africa has been doing an incredible job of ending the book famine in Africa.
It is estimated that 40 percent of school age children in Africa do not attend school, a terrifying number for the continent's future. Then for those that do go to school- most have never owned a book. It's common for 10-20 students to share one text book! Books are the foundation of education, especially in a world without access to technology like most of the rural schools.
Books For Africa collects books donated by publishers, schools, libraries individuals and organizations. It costs only 50 cents to send a book from the United States to Africa. Now they are even working to send e readers, each of which can contain thousands of books.
The World Bank released a report in May 2015 emphasizing the urgent need to get books into the hands of sub-Saharan students stating "no other input is likely to be more cost effective than making high quality learning materials available to all students". When it comes down to it- books are one of the most cost effective way to invest in Africa's future.
While numbers are only one way to evaluate a charity- Books for Africa's Charity Navigator score of 99.95 makes it not only the highest rated education charity, but the second highest rated charity in their entire tool!
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It is estimated that 40 percent of school age children in Africa do not attend school, a terrifying number for the continent's future. Then for those that do go to school- most have never owned a book. It's common for 10-20 students to share one text book! Books are the foundation of education, especially in a world without access to technology like most of the rural schools.
Books For Africa collects books donated by publishers, schools, libraries individuals and organizations. It costs only 50 cents to send a book from the United States to Africa. Now they are even working to send e readers, each of which can contain thousands of books.
The World Bank released a report in May 2015 emphasizing the urgent need to get books into the hands of sub-Saharan students stating "no other input is likely to be more cost effective than making high quality learning materials available to all students". When it comes down to it- books are one of the most cost effective way to invest in Africa's future.
While numbers are only one way to evaluate a charity- Books for Africa's Charity Navigator score of 99.95 makes it not only the highest rated education charity, but the second highest rated charity in their entire tool!
The Rundown
I gave $50
their website
donate here
Give Enabled
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