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

• Join the Book Bus at Victoria Falls, Zambia
• Join the Book Bus at Meheba, Zambia
• Join the Book Bus in Ecuador
• Coming soon - Book Bus Malawi

Join us aboard the Book Bus,
click here to see the Book Bus Operating Timetable.

Zambia is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Victoria Falls. We are based in the frontier town of Livingstone, 10 Km from the falls. The Livingstone project started in 2008 and our partnership with local primary schools and orphanages grows from strength to strength.

The borders of four countries converge near Victoria Falls (Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia) which means onward travel options are many and varied.

UNHCR settlement camp

The Meheba project started in August 2009. The pilot was so successful that the UN have invited us back (thanks to our ’09 pioneer volunteers!) and we will repeat it in 2010.

Working with refugees in Africa is not for everyone: however, if you are willing to square up to life in a refugee camp the opportunity to really make a difference is waiting for you. We partner with half a dozen primary schools that serve young children who live within the camp. Everyone has a story to tell and some of the tales are quite harrowing; but the thirst for knowledge and the desire for literacy are strong.

Ecuador's name comes from the Equator, which divides it unequally, putting most of the country in the Southern Hemisphere. It may be the smallest Andean country, but it has four distinct and contrasting regions. The Costa, or coastal plains, the Sierra, or Andean uplands, the Oriente, or Amazon jungles and the Galápagos Islands, volcanic outcrops of land 960 kilometres west of Ecuador. The Book Bus is active in all four regions of the country.

Book Bus 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.

Do you have a passion for books and a desire to share the magic of stories with children?

The Book Bus project allows a unique opportunity to become part of the crew of the travelling on one of our unique Book Buses, a very special mobile library service for children in remote towns and villages in the countries we operate. During our operating seasons, the Book Bus will tour schools, hospitals and orphanages, promoting reading and storytelling. Each bus has been decorated with specially commissioned drawings donated by the much-loved children’s illustrator Quentin Blake.