Would you like us to collect your old school books?

This is an extremely popular way for schools to be involved with READ International. We can arrange a book collection from your school for all/any used books currently sitting in cupboards. 

We would ideally want to collect all of the books in one go – so if you can hold on to your books until December 2011, that would be preferable. If you require an urgent collection then we may be able to help, but we suggest you spend the year collating books for a December collection.

Would you like a READ Book Bin at your school?

Alongside our one-off book collections we would love to provide your school with a permanent READ Book Bin so throughout the year pupils and teachers can bring in books from home to donate. We collect absolutely any type of book. We will carefully sort the books, matching them to the Tanzanian/Ugandan syllabus and, if relevant, we send them to East Africa.  Any book not relevant to send (we don't take religious/political books for example) is sold online to generate much needed funding.  If it can't be sent or sold, we give it away in the UK or recycle it. It's a simple process. Dimensions: H: 1398mm, W: 651mm, D: 669mm. Capacity: 1 x 140 litre wheelie bin

Once again we would ideally want to collect all of the books in one go – so if you can start collecting straight away but hold on to all your collected books until December 2011, that would be preferable. We can provide you with cardboard boxes to neatly store your collected books until collection.