Book appeal by 2nd East London Scouts for children in developing countries
East London scouts appeal for books - Credit: Bookbridge charity
Scouts are on the hunt for unwanted children’s books to send to learning centres in developing countries abroad.
East London scouts appeal for books - Credit: Bookbridge charity
Members of 2nd East London Scout Group want to send the books to Bookbridge social enterprise for the education of 20,000 youngsters in Mongolia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
All the books are used for English language libraries and teacher-training in countries lacking resources.
The Scout group based in the Isle of Dogs and Poplar collects, sorts and packages 45,000 books every year.
Members are now collecting books until July which can be fiction or non-fiction—but not text books.
You may also want to watch:
They should be “in reasonable condition” for youngsters from five-year-olds to teenagers.
Books can be dropped off at Poplar’s Trussler Hall community centre in Grundy Street.
Most Read
- 1 Jailed: drug dealer who rammed police with stolen car to escape
- 2 Mayoral election 2021: how will candidates improve east London?
- 3 Beer gardens reopening with face marks, sanitisers and cobblestones
- 4 Housing protest at Shadwell's Watney Market over service charges hike
- 5 Boxpark reopening in Shoreditch with face masks and Covid hygiene measures
- 6 New street market coming to Docklands is Will's passion
- 7 East End pays tribute to Prince Philip
- 8 Hundreds of customers descend on reopened retailers
- 9 'Torrent of hate' stalker tweeted pictures of victim on social media
- 10 Jailed: Smash-and-grab perfume raiders get 18 years between them
