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Whichever of these book charities you choose, know that you’re making a positive impact on someone’s life.
Their mission is to eradicate world poverty through literacy. They believe that young people deserve the opportunity to acquire literacy and reading skills to reach their full potential. WLF provides access to quality education and targets innovative solutions to provide wide scale literacy around the globe.
Book Aid International is a global UK-based literacy charity and they’re one of the largest book charities out there. They believe in the power of reading, that no one should have old or outdated (throw away) books no matter how poor you are. They work with local municipalities, NGOs, and library systems to ensure their work is effective to ensure that reading for pleasure and life long love of study can flourish.
3. National Center for Families Learning
NCFL believes that the family is the start of a lifelong commitment to literacy. Engaging multiple generations in literacy building creates a stronger familial bond and helps keep kids in school, while giving parents the tools they need for higher employment.
4. Room To Read
Room to Read seeks to transform lives of school age children in low income communities around the world by focusing on literacy and gender equality. They work in collaboration with local communities to develop literacy skills and to support girls to complete secondary school to acquire relevant life skills to be independent adults.
United Through Reading connects military families, separated by deployments, through reading. Deployments can be especially hard for kids who don’t know why mom or dad can’t come home. So, UTF found a way bridge the large gap through the love of reading out loud to each other why they’re away.