Mira's Book Drive for Sierra Leone
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Hi! My name is Mira. I am a rising senior at Homestead High School and a volunteer for the African Library Project. I do book drives to start libraries for schools in Africa.
This summer I am raising money for shipping 1000 books to Sierra Leone. These books will help start a library at the Nyedu Jr. Secondary School in Sierra Leone for kids in 2nd-6th grade. Sierra Leone has been in a civil war for a very long time, and this school is being built from scratch. It is a junior secondary school in the far northeastern corner of Sierra Leone that will help the children of Nyedu and the 33 surrounding villages get an education.
In the past couple of years, I have helped set up three such libraries in Malawi and I received a letter from one school that said, "My name is Tiwonge Lipenga working as an area leader in Ntchisi District. On behalf of Masangano Junior primary school, I would like to acknowledge the received of 11 cartons of assorted books. The books are very good and will help to boost the reading culture which we are promoting..." They also sent me photos, a couple of which are attached below.
For Nyedu Jr. Secondary School I need to raise at least $600 to ship these books to New Orleans. Then the African Library Project will consolidate the books in containers and ship them to Sierra Leone.
I would appreciate a donation from you to help with the shipping costs. No amount is too small. Thank you very much in advance.
This summer I am raising money for shipping 1000 books to Sierra Leone. These books will help start a library at the Nyedu Jr. Secondary School in Sierra Leone for kids in 2nd-6th grade. Sierra Leone has been in a civil war for a very long time, and this school is being built from scratch. It is a junior secondary school in the far northeastern corner of Sierra Leone that will help the children of Nyedu and the 33 surrounding villages get an education.
In the past couple of years, I have helped set up three such libraries in Malawi and I received a letter from one school that said, "My name is Tiwonge Lipenga working as an area leader in Ntchisi District. On behalf of Masangano Junior primary school, I would like to acknowledge the received of 11 cartons of assorted books. The books are very good and will help to boost the reading culture which we are promoting..." They also sent me photos, a couple of which are attached below.
For Nyedu Jr. Secondary School I need to raise at least $600 to ship these books to New Orleans. Then the African Library Project will consolidate the books in containers and ship them to Sierra Leone.
I would appreciate a donation from you to help with the shipping costs. No amount is too small. Thank you very much in advance.
Organizer
Reena Kapoor
Organizer
Los Altos, CA
