BooksforZambia--Educating Zambia, Empowering a Continent

Our Mission

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Founded in 2003, Books for Zambia aims and strives to provide the only library in Luanshya, Zambia with books and amenities to promote a safe and free educational environment for the community, with emphasis on early childhood, Primary and Secondary school education

UK company, Mott MacDonald, ships books to Helen Kaunda Memorial Library. Zambian, Kelvin Nkole, second from left, pictured with colleagues from their Brighton office, was at the helm of the uber successful book donation campaign for Books for Zambia.

Our Goal

Expand book distribution to local schools in an initiative called, ‘Classroom Library,’ where students can manage and maintain their own in-house libraries

hkm library - newly refurbished interior

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"Africa, our mother Africa, must be free, and it has fallen to our lot to free this part. Be of good cheer, we are just beginning." - Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda, First President of Zambia Link text Link text It's easy to make a difference, donate a book today.


The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page- Saint Augustine Link text Link text Make a difference, donate a book today !