Donations
Donation Guidelines
Donations - what can we use at SAPESI?
The mobile libraries mainly serve primary schools and the recipients at these schools are all English second language learners. The following donations will be welcomed:
1. Type
- Pre-reading material: Picture books
- Easy readers: Large print and pictures
- Reading scheme type books
- Story books
- Children's fiction
- Factual books (non-fiction)
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Teaching aid type material
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference material should not be more than ten years old to ensure that reasonably current thinking and trends are reflected.
2. Content
Non-fiction
Up-to-date (preferably not more than 8-10 years old)
Well illustrated and accurate
Fiction
Written in English, and of suitable language level for 2nd language speakers
Illustrated where appropriate.
3. Condition
Books’ spines and covers must not be damaged
Pages must all be there:
No loose / torn pages or cut-out illustrations
No pages turning dark yellow/brown with age
Support Us
Thank you for your wish to support SAPESI’s Mobile Library project.
Your support will benefit disadvantaged children in South Africa by taking reading material to those rural schools where there are no library facilities.
SAPESI is an Non-Profit Organisation operating in South Africa and we are an officially registered section 21 company (registration No, 2006/014727/08).
We will appreciate any support in the form of a financial donation or the donation of children’s books. Please contact us for any book donations. Financial donations may be deposited in the bank account below:
| Bank: FNB |
| Branch Number: Carlswald (250-117) |
| Account Number: 62158620205 |
| Reference: Sapesi No.2 |