Bruins host book drive to promote literacy in Uganda
By Samantha Tomilowitz
June 9, 2014 4:30 p.m.
A recently created student group is holding a book drive this week to help raise money for donations to libraries in Uganda.
The Literate Earth Project at UCLA plans to work with Books For Africa, which ships donated textbooks and library books to Africa, to combat global illiteracy and help local primary and secondary schools in Africa.
The Literate Earth Project at UCLA’s mission is to ensure that people worldwide have access to libraries and literacy education programs, according to its Facebook page.
The student group intends to sell the donated textbooks to buy language-specific and age-appropriate books for libraries in Uganda.
Group members will be stationed on Bruin Walk and outside Bruin Plate from 5-8 p.m. every day this week so students can donate books.
Compiled by Samantha Tomilowitz, Bruin senior staff.
