Medical Textbook Donations
Donation of medical textbooks and journals is a wonderful and easy way to help promote education and autonomy in underserved areas. As a general rule texts and journals should not be more than 8 yrs old or more than one edition old. There are several organizations listed that you can donate through but in many schools there are students going abroad during 4th year and 1st year summer that can deliver books directly. Also in schools that have used textbook sales, the left over books can then be donated. As a final note, do not forget about domestic outlet for medical texts, such as rural/inner city health centers and Indian reservation libraries.
- Book Aid International
This British organization works in partnership with organizations in developing countries to support local initiatives in literacy, education, training, and publishing. Ranfurly Library Service of New York is the U.S. branch, which is also affiliated with Rotary International. To obtain more information on what types of books they accept, visit the Book Aid International web site or contact them at (914) 473-1652.
- Books For Africa
Books For Africa is the largest shipper of donated books to the African continent. Books For Africa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in St. Paul, Minnesota dedicated to helping end the book famine in Africa. Since our founding in 1988 Books For Africa has distributed over 17 million books to children in 32 African nations.Books For Africa has shipped books to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Books For Africa also distributes basic medical and nursing texts to 18 African nations. They are looking for donations of books, cash and volunteer labor.
- Books For Africa
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- Patrick Plonski, Executive Director
Deb McDonald, Assistant Director
Office: 253 East 4th St, Ste 200, Saint Paul, MN 55101 USA
Warehouse: 715 E. Minnehaha Ave, St. Paul, MN 55106 USA
Warehouse book donation hours:
Wed, 10:00am 3:00pm and 1st & 3rd Sat, 9:00am-Noon
Tel: (651) 602-9844
Fax: (651) 602-9848
E-mail: bfa@booksforafrica.org
- Patrick Plonski, Executive Director
- The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia Program
Books for Asia has distributed more than 36 million books in over 40 countries throughout Asia. Books for Asia accepts used books from public schools, provided they meet pre-established criteria. Donations are evaluated for condition and content and are processed on a first-in, first-out basis from their San Francisco warehouse. For more information, see their web site or contact a representative at: -
- 80 Elmira Street
San Francisco, CA 94124
E-mail: gtritt@asiafound.org
Tel: (415) 656-8990
- 80 Elmira Street
- Bridge to Asia
Bridge to Asia has worked in China and Southeast Asia for 17 years, supplying used books and journals to more than 1000 universities. -
- Jeff Smith, Ed.D., President
Bridge to Asia
665 Grant Avenue
San Francisco CA 94108
Email: jasmith@well.com
Tel: 415 678-2994
Fax: 415 678-2996
- Jeff Smith, Ed.D., President
- Brother's Brother Foundation Education Program
This program seeks to help efforts within developing countries to build educational infrastructures by providing donated books and educational materials. Donated books range from prereader picture books through primary and secondary school to college, postgraduate, and general library books. Institutions of learning, public libraries and social organizations receive these donations and disseminate them in their communities. Specific programs include Books Across The Sea, Jamaica Book Program, and Ghana Book Program.
Brother's Brother Foundation typically deals in very large quantities; while they accept individual (smaller) donations, donors are usually expected to bear the shipping costs to the U.S. warehouse. For more information visit their Web site or contact them at: -
- 1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 3005
Pittsburgh, PA 15233-2341
Tel: (412) 321-3160
Fax: (412) 321-3325
E-mail: BBFOUND@aol.com
- 1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 3005
- Sabre Foundation
The Sabre Foundation welcomes donations of high-quality, up-to-date educational materials from publishers, institutions, and individuals. All donation offers are considered in light of the special needs of Sabre partner organizations abroad and not all donation offers are accepted. For more information on making a material donation to Sabre, please see Sabre's donation guidelines or contact Colin McCullough at (617) 868-3510.
- Sudan-American Foundation for Education, Inc. (SAFE)
This organization seeks to improve education in Sudan, particularly at the university level. SAFE does this by delivering donated books, equipment, and other educational materials needed by colleges and universities in Sudan. Books in almost every academic discipline or field are needed. Because of the expense in shipping books to Sudan, they ask donors to adhere to specified selection criteria. For more information, contact SAFE: - Sudan-American Foundation for Education, Inc. (SAFE)
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- 4141 N Henderson Road, #1205
Arlington, VA 22203 USA
Phone: (703) 525 9045
Fax: (703) 351 0782
E-mail: burchinal@erols.com - 4141 N Henderson Road, #1205