Books Open The World in Uganda
Books Open the World (BOTW) is a non-profit, secular organization that seeks to promote and encourage education and opportunity in rural communities to children and women through community libraries, literacy classes, vocational training, support groups, and by supporting all levels of education.
Recent News
- June-August 2008 - UC Davis graduate student, Melissa Whitaker, worked voluntarily with BOTW in Uganda. Melissa sorted books to add to existing libraries and prepared sets for new libraries, visited Community Libraries, Adult Literacy Classes, met teachers from the Tutor Program, the girls that are on BOTW secondary school scholarships, and the headmistress of Kigarama Talents School. She came back completely enthused and wishing she could go back and work more with the libraries. A detailed report will be posted soon.
- July 2008 - BOTW received a grant from the Nando Peretti Foundation for opening new libraries around Kibale National Park.
- On April 8th, 2008, BOTW was a part of 18th Annual Soaring to New Heights - a community event celebrating diversity, inclusiveness and equity for all at UC Davis.
- February 2008: Chapman/McGill University donation; Kasiisi Project donation
- January 2008: Spirit of Uganda Performance; Uganda Committee Update; Busy Libraries; Literacy Exam
- Books Open the World is now a Registered Non-Profit Charitable Organization in the US
- ctober 2007: Cracow, Poland donation drive; FNI donation
- September 2007: More books in Uganda; School resumes for scholarship girls
- August 2007: Boxes of books begin arriving in Uganda
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