Books: A Luxury
Uganda is like most sub-Saharan African countries. High quality children’s books are rare and in rural areas, practically non-existent. Primary aged children go to government-run schools where one would expect to find books, but most rural primary schools are crumbling, over crowded, and do not have libraries. Books are a luxury. The story is the same for secondary schools. Those students who have the opportunity to attend secondary school rarely get to hold a book in their hands. Read below to find out how you can put a book in a child's hand.
St. Denis Book Wish List 2009
We are currently requesting donors to sponsor a specific book from the St. Denis Book Wish List 2009. For a $20 donation, you can sponsor a book for the Fr. Christopher Renner Library at St. Denis Senior Secondary School in Uganda. To view and download the school's 2009 Book Wish List, click here. To sponsor a book, choose which book you would like to sponsor and click here to donate. Specify which book you would like to sponsor in the comments or special instructions box and the name of the person you are honoring with this sponsorship. We will send a book plate to St. Denis honoring you or your loved one that will be inserted in your sponsored book. If you would like to present this sponsorship as a gift, download a foldable gift card here.
Buy a Book, Be a Book, Be a 1,000 Books
Do you belong to a book club? Sponsoring a book from the St. Denis Wish List is a great way for your group to reach out and make your passion for books impact a child and a community. To sponsor a book, simply choose a book from the wish list and download the sponsorship form or click here to donate online. Specify which book you would like to sponsor in the comments or special instructions box and the name of your book club and the person you are honoring with this sponsorship if applicable. A book plate with your book club's name will be sent to St. Denis for each book sponsored.
Rotary Book Drive Update
After much hard work and logistical challenges, the books are finally scheduled to be loaded onto a shipping container on Thursday, March 18, 2010. We have been eagerly anticipating this day. We are shipping a total of 15 pallets of books and 2.5 pallets of refurbished computers as well as five pallets of emergency food relief to the refuge camps in Northern Uganda. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the shipment should arrive in May. A big thank you to the Evergreen and Denver West Rotary Clubs and to HELP International for coordinating this effort.
