2. 2 We select books for Africa Books What do we do? Universities UK Schools East Africa (Individual University Teams supported by paid READ staff) School fundraising activities £ Global citizenship education We sell books £ Free book collection Recycle books Teams of student volunteers work with us throughout an academic year. The teams are dynamic, energetic and semiautonomous. The student teams work in their local UK schools to teach development & collect books that would otherwise go to landfill. We sort all the books, picking the right ones for Tanzania and Uganda. Any books we can’t send we sell or recycle to raise funds. We take teams of students to Tanzania & Uganda where they deliver the books directly to needy local schools. READ is a fundamentally student-led, student-delivered model, and we’re very proud of that. Students are key at every stage of the process outlined below. The central RI team supports and guides their progress, and works hard at a global level to facilitate the model. 50p Total cost per book

3. 3 Our Story A hugely successful first 5 years Total books by 2012: 1,774,000 Total books to date: 850,000 Total value by 2012: £19,514,000 Average cost to READ: 50 pence per book 0 7 Value £ million 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 Books to East Africa Value of books 20052006200720082009201020112012 Number of books

4. The Community Book Drive

5. Structure of the Project

6. What can you do? EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING Book collections Book sorting Fundraising Be part of the team Travel to East Africa HAVE FUN

7. EAST AFRICA

8. Why Tanzania and Uganda? Tanzania is one of the Poorest Nations in the World. The UK government spend £6000 per student each year. In Tanzania it is just £70. 30 pence available for textbooks The secondary school syllabus almost identical and is taught in English. In Uganda primary school is also taught in English It costs us less than 50 pence to move a book to Tanzania or Uganda! To buy a new book there costs £11

9. East Africa 2011

10. Book Distribution Library Renovations Spreading the word! Fun! New and exciting Challenging Outside your comfort zone Different

11. Why get involved? Opportunity to get involved with an exciting and progressive organisation Get hands on experience and learn new skills See the results and all aspects from start to finish Satisfaction and enjoyment A deeper understanding of development and education in East Africa Meet new people and make new friends Willingness to learn new skills and gain knowledge of READ and our vision, mission and values Do something worthwhile with your time at university – stand out from the crowd when you graduate

12. What now? Register as a READ volunteer! Bring some fundraising ideas and a prize for a raffle to the next meeting Come down to storage to sort, sort, sort our books Tell us all of your ideas and suggestions Tell your friends Start getting excited about East Africa in 2011....! Get stuck in and make a difference