Impact Stories

Ibtida: The Beginning of a Lifetime of Learning

In Zamboor Pattan’s remote valley near Uri, amidst snowy peaks by the Line of Control, children held storybooks in their mother tongue, Urdu, for the first time. This is the story of the campaign that provided libraries for ten schools in the valley. The story starts

Creating a Culture of Reading for children in Kodagu and Mysore

Mind and Matter, a non-profit organisation based in Kodagu, Karnataka works with the District Child Protection Units in Kodagu and Mysore and the children’s homes that provide shelter to vulnerable children. As a part of their Book Donation Drive to set up safe reading

Impact Story: An Oasis of Storybooks in Rajasthan

The Merasi are a musical community in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan with a rich cultural heritage spanning more than 800 years. Despite being defined as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, they are marginalised from mainstream society and struggle to get equal access to

A Successful Campaign for Madurai’s Street Libraries

Eden Educational Resource Centre, a volunteer-driven learning centre in Madurai set up a crowdfunding campaign on Donate-a-Book in September 2021. The children who typically visited the centre had been cooped up indoors for long periods of time, and school closures had

Setting Up Libraries in Rural Maharashtra

One of the best feeling we experience at Pratham Books is to see a kid enjoying a book. To see libraries getting built across the country. Partner organizations as well as individuals across the country put their faith into our books and share them with kids who have less or

20 Days, 2500 Books : International Book Giving Day

14th February is Valentine’s Day. But did you know that it is also International Book Giving Day? Last year, our community donated generously to our International Book Giving Day campaign and we raised 1500 books. Join us again this year by helping us raise funds for

Building Community Supported School Libraries

Through our work, we get to see a lot of inspiration all around us. We get to see and learn how different organizations are trying to solve problems of education, learning and equity in different communities. Ignus PAHAL is an organization that has previously used our

Introduce the Reading Habit to Kids at Gram Chetna Kendra

Did you know that more than 1,31,000 books have been donated on our Donate-a-Book platform to organizations and schools across India? One of those organizations was Gram Chetna Kendra. Gram Chetna Kendra, which translates to Village Awareness Center, was formed in the year

Donate-a-Book Turns Three!

Para-para-paraaaaaa….Para-para-paraaaa. Donate-a-Book turns THREE today! We are through with the not-so-terrible twos. As we turn a magical three, we look back at the last three years! 3 Years 348 Campaigns 1,33,602 Books Distributed 3,37,000+ Kids Impacted Thank you ALL for

Opening a Book Together

“The kids couldn’t believe there was going to be a library in their school! First they kept asking whether a library was really going to be set up in their schools. When we said ‘Yes!´ their eyes widened and we could catch a sparkle dancing in their eyes. When they saw that