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Welcome to the Book Bus projects in Zambia and Ecuador

Join the Book Bus in Zambia

If you enjoy telling stories of your adventures, why not have an adventure telling stories.

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Join the Book Bus in Ecuador

It may be the smallest Andean country, but it has four distinct and contrasting regions. The Book Bus is active in all four regions of the country.

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Coming soon - the Book Bus in Malawi

One of the things you find in Malawi are children....everywhere. About 47% of the population is under the age of 15. This October we will be launching our fourth Book Bus project... this time in Southern Malawi.

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Book Bus bag at Waterstones

Help support the Book Bus by buying our exclusive Quentin Blake designed 'bag for life' from Waterstones bookstores, only £2.99!

The Aims of the Book Bus Foundation

The Book Bus believes that every child should have the opportunity to discover the hidden treasures that books contain.

Our aim is to reveal the value of literacy by instilling a lifelong love of reading in young children. Using the spoken word, artwork, puppet-making and a host of other media, our volunteers bring to life the worlds within storybooks. The Book Bus provides a mobile service and actively promotes literacy to underprivileged communities in Zambia and Ecuador. The legacy of each Book Bus visit is a reading corner and bookshelves stocked with children’s books.

We Need Your Help

We Need Your Help Keeping our buses on the road takes a great deal of effort and, even though the Book Bus Foundation is run very frugally, we need money to keep the wheels turning.

There are many ways in which you can support the Book Bus:-

1. Financial donations help us to meet our UK overheads and in country operations. We are preparing fundraising packs for individual, school and corporate donors.

2. Joining the Book Bus as a Crew Member in Zambia or Ecuador provides direct assistance to the project and your project payment includes a financial donation to the Book Bus Foundation.

3. Volunteer staff in the UK help spread the word at various promotional events throughout the country. Please contact us for details on how you can help.

Our Locations

World Map Having successfully launched in Zambia in 2008, the Book Bus started operations in Ecuador in early 2010. Next stop Malawi!

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