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(1 votes)     Rate it!  |  Report it! Book Wish Foundation http://www.bookwish.org Nonprofit providing reading relief for people in crisis, such as refugees. Category: Directory » Society Blogs » Activism Date added: 2008-02-14 20:08:17 Alexa traffic rank: 2,251,905

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Book Wish Foundation Latest Posts

Darfur Refugees and Locals in Eastern Chad
The Book Wish Foundation is excited to announce our first project, a combination of institutional and individual aid to provide reading relief to Darfur refugees and locals in Eastern Chad. Through our on-the-ground partner CORD, we will reach the Bredjing, Treguine, and Gaga refugee camps, with... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Headway Books Ordered
We are excited to announce that the Book Wish Foundation has just ordered 269 Headway English books for our Chad/Darfur project, using funds donated by the public. Stay tuned as we chronicle their journey to and use in the refugee camps in Chad, where learning English is viewed as a "road to... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Education in Bredjing Refugee Camp: Self-Study for Teachers
In this second special report about education in Bredjing Camp, Chad, our on-the-ground partner Anne Goddard of CORD explores the self-study groups by which refugee teachers aim to improve themselves and provide a better education for their students. They are dreaming big, putting their hopes... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Education in Bredjing Refugee Camp: Teacher/Student Abdel Razik Mohamed
The following special report from our on-the-ground partner Anne Goddard of CORD tells the story of Darfurian refugee Abdel Razik Mohamed, pre-school teacher and English student in Bredjing Camp, Chad. By sharing his experience, we hope to convey the refugees' yearning for education. Please... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

501(c)(3) Application Sent to the IRS
Our application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (Form 1023) has been sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If approved, U.S. taxpayers' donations to us will be tax-deductible, and we will be able to apply for grants and other forms of support only available to tax-exempt organizations.... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Oxford University Press Donates and Discounts for Darfur
Oxford University Press has just agreed to make substantial donations and discounts available to us to help Darfur refugees in Chad learn English. The 75 teacher's books we requested from Oxford's Headway English language series will be totally free, and we will be able to purchase the student's... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

300 More Young Refugees Learning English
Our on-the-ground partner in eastern Chad, Anne Goddard of CORD, informs us that 300 more young refugees from Darfur have joined English classes that meet early in the morning before primary school. This is yet another demonstration of the refugees' strong desire to learn and to secure education... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Thank you, esl.about.com!
Users of About.com's English as a Second Language site have turned out heavily during the past week to support our Chad/Darfur project. Since February 25, at least 814 have visited our website, donating more than $800! Not surprisingly, they primarily earmarked their donations for Headway... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

First donations of reading glasses!
We just received our first donations of reading glasses for our project to help Darfur refugees and local villagers in eastern Chad! Check out the doodle on one of the boxes that arrived: read more Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Education Continues Despite Fighting in Chad
Breaking news from our on-the-ground partner CORD's Anne Goddard about the recent fighting in Chad and its impact on education programs in the refugee camps. The programs continue, and we still need your support. Following the recent troubles in Chad, I am pleased to say that the work carries... Read more...
Published 3 months ago