School Equipment

Yes school equipment, if still in good condition, can be reused.

REUSE

• The Green Centre at Brighton Open Market. More details here.
• We accept;
  • new pens
  • pencils [lead and coloured] & pencil sharpeners & rubbers
  • rulers & geometry sets
  • calculators
  • text books
  • reading schemes if in good condition
  • writing paper
  • art & craft materials
• We currently support a project in Bajana, Gambia 
• In the past we have supported;
  • Pens For Kids which supports children in education in less economically developed countries by providing them with pens.
  • Omushana which is a charity which changes lives for children and contributes to conservation through education in the areas around the mountain gorilla reserves in Africa.
  • Faith School Busia in Uganda where we have helped equip a school with a wide range of school equipment. 

DID YOU KNOW?

• Around the world 59 million children of primary school age are being denied an education, and almost 65 million adolescents are without access to a secondary school.
• Nearly 15 million girls of primary school age will never have the opportunity to learn to read and write in primary school, compared to about 10 million boys.
• A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5.