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Book Aid International increases access to books and supports literacy, education and development in sub-Saharan Africa. The charity provided 516,138 new books to over 2,000 libraries last year alone and have sent more than 30 million books to partner libraries since 1954.

Books and libraries are a crucial resource in sub-Saharan Africa. They are vital for quality education; they raise literacy levels, provide information and underpin development. These books change lives.

“Without the books we receive from Book Aid International many of these children will not see or read a book in their childhood.”
Jeanne Atsam, Dan and Sarah Orphanage

I'll be running the London Marathon to raise £2,000 for Book Aid International. Please help me reach this goal!

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My charity

Book Aid International

Book Aid International

Charity Registration No. 313869

Eighty million of the world's children do not go to school, and one-fifth of the world's adults are illiterate. All these people live in absolute poverty, and are effectively excluded from taking control of their lives. Book Aid International increases access to books and information to support literacy, education and development in Sub Saharan Africa. We work in partnership with local organisations to support public, community and education libraries, organisations working in human rights, and initiatives that seek to improve the quality of primary education. Because we believe that books change lives.

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Good luck, boss!

Donation by Andrea D'Cruz on 20/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck, Sophie ! We'll be there on Sunday to cheer you on. Lots of love, Sue and Jim xxx

Donation by Sue Dhaliwal on 20/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Stop in at mine for a wee - no bottle-stops ...

Donation by Ellen Burney on 20/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 20/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Great cause - worth all the blisters, I'm sure!

Donation by Lydia Slater on 19/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Sophie Dhaliwal? Is this a scam??

Donation by Daniel Franklin on 19/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Doobeedoo run run run Good luck!! Xx

Donation by emily mytton on 18/04/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Go Go Go from the Woolies! xxxx

Donation by Clare Wooldridge on 17/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Sophie!! xx

Donation by Raj Gupta on 17/04/12

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A drunken promise is still a promise :-) Good luck Sophie, and look after your knees x

Donation by Jim Cheoros on 17/04/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Go Sophie go. Big respect for those knees xxx

Donation by Bethan Brookes on 16/04/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Good luck Sophie - you can do it xxx

Donation by Joanna Birch on 16/04/12

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Good Luck Sophie - wave to us we'll be watching on the box

Donation by Rose and Peter Leach on 15/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Go for it Soapy! Don't make me waster money now x

Donation by Phil Gerrard on 14/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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go girl! love Francey and family

Donation by Uma Navaratnem on 14/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Peter Clare on 14/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Soph, you do know a marathon is, like, 26 miles.

Donation by Helen Bagnall on 14/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck, Sophie!

Donation by Martin Toseland on 14/04/12

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go on sophe....get motoring..:}...xx

Donation by sanky...:} on 14/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Run like a gazelle Sophie! Know you can do it girl. Will be looking out for you! x

Donation by Becky Ikin on 14/04/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Dear Sophie Good luck I am really impressed your doing this Amazing girl go for it All the best let me know how you do Love Robin x

Donation by Robin Earle on 14/04/12

£200.00

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Good luck Sophie, you can do it. Will watch our for you. You are wearing Miranda's Hen fat suit, yes? Lots of love from the Forster Le Maistres xxxx

Donation by Rachel Forster on 14/04/12

£26.00

+ £6.50 Gift Aid

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Go Kenny, Go! Don't worry if you don't come first, second is just as good. Lots of love xxx

Donation by Jemma Woodman on 14/04/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Just remember, when you get to that last mile, all the people that love you will be willing you on and Mr and Mrs T are two of those people

Donation by Rich Townsend on 14/04/12

£50.00

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Beat the Byng!

Donation by Peter Collingridge on 12/04/12

£26.38

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$3,077.22
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$3,077.22
  • Gift Aid$551.35

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