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       Read our ABCA September 2024 NewsletterKeep up to date with what's happening with our monthly newsletter 
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       Sonwabile Primary School in KeiskammahoekThe children of Sonwabile Primary School were delighted to receive ABCA books 
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       We need your books and packing boxesHappy end of 2023 financial year - read what we have done over the past six months 
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       Book delivery to City Kidz JohannesburgWatch the thank you video and see the gorgeous photos in appreciation of ABCA book delivery 
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       ABCA shipment on its way to DurbanStay tuned! Exciting news! ABCA new shipment on its way to Durban, South Africa 
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       Book delivery to Three Crown Eco AcademyStudents and staff sent us lots of photos after they received a delivery of ABCA books 
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      Latest ABCA delivery by Katuba Literacy ProjectABCA books were delivered to Kampemba School in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. 
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       Bridge Community School in ZambiaWatch the video after the recent ABCA book delivery made through Katuba Literacy Project 
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       Bathande’s Reading Club in Khayelitsha, Cape TownSee all the photos of the kids reading their ABCA books at Bathande’s Reading Club 
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      Who was more excited with our latest delivery?Huge excitement with the delivery of much needed ABCA books in Cape Town 
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       ABCA books delivered to ZambiaWatch the beautiful video of students from Palabana Children’s Village School reading ABCA books 
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       Palabana Children’s Village SchoolStudent from Palabana Children’s Village School sent us beautiful thank you notes 
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       ABCA book delivery to Rona School of ExcellenceRead about the amazing work of the Rona Foundation in Kenya 
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       ABCA Africa books arrive in Mahoo World Vision SchoolBetty Kimaro tells us about the ABCA Africa books received by Mahoo World Vision School 
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       "INUA TOTO" - Lifting up the childrenRead about John Dodd’s, an ex Aussie currently living in Kenya dreams and vision 
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       Sowene school in Taita Taveta CountySee the thank you message from the students of Sowene school in Taita Taveta County 
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       Future Stars Development CentreSee the beautiful photos from ABCA books delivered to Future Stars Development Centre 
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      Book delivery to Inkwenkwezi Primary SchoolRead about how ABCA was warmly welcomed to Inkwenkwezi Primary School Soweto 
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       Watch a collage of heartwarming videosWatch our video collage of students from Inkwenkwezi Primary School in Soweto, South Africa 
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       St Peter Claver Primary School in Sowetowhich books most intrigued the Year 7 girls from St Peter Claver Primary School? 
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       Bosmont Primary School South AfricaBosmont Primary School converts storeroom into a much needed library 
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       Thank you notes from Bosmont Primary SchoolSee the beautiful thank you notes sent from the students and staff at Bosmont 
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       ABCA Books arrive in Zambia!After a hiatus of many years , ABCA books have arrived in Zambia for distribution 
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       Imama Community Development CentreMore ABCA books have been distributed in Eastern Cape, South Africa 
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       Feedback from Everest Primary SchoolRead the message received from Gregory Ridney, the librarian at the school 
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       Zweledinga Informal SettlementSee how the library was stocked with books donated by ABCA through the Ikhala Trust 
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       Happy 2022 Holiday Celebrations!!Thank you to everybody’s contributions, participation and generosity in 2022! 
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       Nokane Primary School in the Limpopo ProvinceRead about the ABCA book distribution to Nokane Primary School at Modjadji 
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       More books distributed by Fingertips of AfricaRead about another program supported by Fingertips of Africa and ABCA 
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       Fingertips of Africa distributing ABCA booksFingertips of Africa has distributed more of the ABCA books they received from the last shipment 
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       Book delivery to Tarkastad, Eastern CapeRead about the amazing work of Fingertips of Africa & their special delivery 
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       Leadworks Community Knowledge CentreThanks to Siyafunda Community Technology Centre for their book distribution 
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       Read about Uviwe Child & Youth ServicesUnion of Jewish Women joined forces with Uviwe to distribute books in Port Elizabeth 
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       Mfesane Drop-in Centre books delieveredRead about the book delivery to Mfesane Drop-in Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay 
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       2022 Wandiika Literacy Competition winnersThe 2022 Wandiika Literacy winners have been announced. Congratulations to all. 
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       Proudly supporting the Wandiika Literacy InitiativeRead more about the founder and inception of the Wandiika Literacy Initiative in Uganda 
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       Children and Youth Centre in AlexandraRead about the Fingertips delivery in the township of Alexandra, Johannesburg 
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       Find us on a jar at Grill'd Windsor this OctoberWe’ve been selected to participate in Local Matters at Grill’d Windsor this October 
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      PROTEA SOUTH RESOURCE CENTREFingertips of Africa distributes ABCA books to resource centre located near SOWETO 
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       Books delivered to McAuley House, JohannesburgIt was a pleasure for ABCA to assist with the culture of reading at the school! 
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      Timbuktu in the Valley in Victoria Yard, LorenzvilleRead about Timbuktu in the Valley ‘pop up’ school in Victoria Yard, in Lorenzville, Johannesburg 
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      Orange Grove Primary School & Hooked on BooksHooked on Books were sponsored to put on a show as part of the ABCA book distribution 
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      Rust-Ter-Vaal High School in GautengRust-Ter-Vaal High School students excited to receive books to read from ABCA 
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      Eendracht Primary School (Pretoria)Read how ABCA helped fill Eendracht Primary School newly set up classroom library 
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       Dalmondeor Primary School, south of JohannesburgABCA visited Dalmondeor to donate books and were so taken by the wonderful, inviting library environment 
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      Sofgoti Zimbabwe – ABCA / Rotary InitiativeRead about David Grieve’s stalwart loyalty to the children of Zimbabwe and his connection with Rotary 
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      Siyafunda Community Technology CentreRead about Siyafunda Community Centre - a school specialising in teaching IT 
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       2021 Wandiika Literacy Initiative prize shortlistABCA once again is a proud to be involved in the Wandiika Literacy Initiative 
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       ABCA Book Donation to Timbuktu in the ValleyABCA donated books to Timbuktu in the Valley, located at Victoria Yards in Lorenzville, Johannesburg. 
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       Hooked on Books at Mid-Ennerdale Primary SchoolAmazing performance by Hooked on Books at Mid-Ennerdale Primary School, Johannesburg 
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       Rotary Westville gives books to The LEARN ProjectImagine how many book shelves we can fill with this donation of books from ABCA. 
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       Founder of ABCA - Oh, the places you'll go!Pro-bono Australia writes about ABCA’s 250,000th book delivery to an African school. 
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       Find us on a jar at Grill'd Balaclava this AugustWe’ve been selected to participate in Local Matters at Grill’d Balaclava this August! 
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       Thank you from our community
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       Zweledinga Informal SettlementRead the amazing feedback from the latest delivery by UJW and the Ikhala Trust 
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       Book delivery to Twinkle DaycareTwinkle Daycare were excited to receive a shipment of books from ABCA 
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       Books were delivered to the Kid-Cave AcademyThank you note from the Kid-Cave Academy in Schauderville, Port Elizabeth 
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       Thank you from Ikhala Trust in Port ElizabethWe received a lovely thank you note from the Ikhala Trust in Port Elizabeth 
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       Enkwenkwezini Public Primary SchoolA book delivery was made to Enkwenkwezini Public Primary School in Port Elizabeth 
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       Thank you note from Nelson Mandela UniversityBooks were distributed to the Business and Economic Sciences Faculty of the university 
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       David Livingstone High School in Port ElizabethBook were delivered to David Livingstone High School in Port Elizabeth 
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       Read the thank you note from Paterson HighRead the thank you note from delivery of books to Paterson High School in Schauderville 
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       Grill'd Windsor - You Local MattersThank you to Grill’d Windsor for including us in their Your Local Matters program 
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       Thank you Mfesane Drop-in CentreThank you for book delivery to Mfesane Drop-in Centre - Port Elizabeth 
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       Thank you message from McAuley HouseABCA delivered books to McAuley House Library in Parktown, Johannesburg 
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      Thank you from Chabad House of JohannesburgRead the thank you note received from Rabbi Masinter of Chabad House - Johannesburg 
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      Thank you from Siyafunda Community CentreThanking you from the bottom of our hearts.Together we can improve the lives of our communities. 
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       Thank you from Dalmondeor Primary SchoolHeartfelt thank you for the generous book donation for the schools’ media centre 
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      Thank you note from Eendracht Primary SchoolWe believe that the books donated today will enhance and sharpen more skills than educational, life and reading. 
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       Thank you for your support - Grill'd Local MattersThank you to everyone who supported us in the Grill’d Local Matters program in August 
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       Thank you from Vuba Primary SchoolHow ABCA helped with the establishment of a much needed library 
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       The Family Literacy Project- Thank you note300 ABCA books distributed to five libraries, reading nooks and box libraries in KwaZulu-Natal 
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       Thank you from the Run Home to Read ProgramRead inspirational stories from the Project Literacy - Run Home to Read Program 
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       Read about our wonderful ABCA Volunteers
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       Harry Cohney Charitable FoundationABCA welcomes the Harry Cohney Charitable Foundation as 2023 Patron of ABCA Kenya Operations 
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       Save the dates for ABCA's 2023 book packingPlease save these dates for our ABCA book packing sessions (11.00am-1.00pm) 
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       Shine on our ABCA VolunteersJanet Lambrou talks about her special connection to ABCA and the importance of reading 
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       Shine on our ABCA VolunteersRead about what inspires Robyn Kanowitz to volunteer her time at the shed at ABCA 
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      Shine on our ABCA volunteersRead about David Grieve and his special connection to Zimbabwe and his work with ABCA 
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       Book shipment ready from our NSW branchOur ABCA NSW volunteers have packed 50 boxes for shipment to Gauteng 
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       April book pack heading to Kawazulu NatalWelcome to our new and returning volunteers who joined us for our Kwazulu Natal pack 
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       Thanks for joining our Kenya book packing morningOur first shipment in five years heading to Kenya with thanks to the Harry Coheny Foundation 
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       Thank you to our amazing volunteersWe couldn’t do it without our dedicated ABCA volunteers both in Australia and Africa 
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       Shelford Girls' Grammar Shed visitWe were thrilled to host students in our shed to help us pack books to be sent to Africa 
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      ABCA delivers books to Rotara SchoolRead about the books delivered to this very special school on the edge of Carltonville, far south of Johannesburg 
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       Thank you Emanuel School in SydneyThank you once again to the students and staff at Emanuel School for their support 
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       ABCA volunteers pack over 4000 books in 90 minutesABCA volunteers welcomed our first 2022 Melbourne sort and pack . Shipment to head to Guanteng, SA 
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       Legal expert with soft spot for African childrenListen to Bertrand Tungandame, SBS radio, interview ABCA co-founder Elise Margow. 
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       Watch our ABCA Promotional Video (2021)Watch our video package highlighting our beautiful ABCA family, the readers and the teachers 
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       Celebration of 250 000th Book Delivery‘Oh the places you’ll go’ by Dr Seuss was handpicked as the 250,000th ABCA book to be shipped 
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       Watch our ABCA Community VideoWatch our video showcasing our beautiful ABCA Community, the schools and families 
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       Watch our ABCA video: Why We Do What We DoWatch our ABCA video showcasing some of our volunteers both in Australia and Africa 
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       Watch our ABCA Volunteers VideoWatch our volunteers discuss their motivation for being involved with ABCA 
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       Who reads our ABCA books? Watch our videoWatch our video showcasing our beautiful readers and ABCA communities 
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       Watch our ABCA Promotional video from 2014See how far we have come since our first video highlighting our work which was compiled in 2014 
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