Book Donation Drive for South African Children
Into its 9th year, Sony continues to engage the Singapore community for the South Africa Mobile Library Donation project
(SINGAPORE, 10 November 2016) – The Sony Group of Companies in
Singapore is once again organising the South Africa Mobile Library Book
Donation, which aims to help improve the literacy levels of the children in
South Africa by providing them easy access to books. Sony in Singapore has been
an active contributor to this global CSR project since 2008, donating more than
80,000 children’s books over the past eight years, with the strong support of
the local community including schools and members of the public.
Singapore is once again organising the South Africa Mobile Library Book
Donation, which aims to help improve the literacy levels of the children in
South Africa by providing them easy access to books. Sony in Singapore has been
an active contributor to this global CSR project since 2008, donating more than
80,000 children’s books over the past eight years, with the strong support of
the local community including schools and members of the public.
The books donated by Sony are sent to South
Africa where they are transported in mobile libraries which visit local
schools, providing students and teachers an opportunity to borrow the books.
The mobile library services currently cover all nine provinces in South Africa,
with 49 mobile libraries in operation, reaching out to around 900
schools.
Africa where they are transported in mobile libraries which visit local
schools, providing students and teachers an opportunity to borrow the books.
The mobile library services currently cover all nine provinces in South Africa,
with 49 mobile libraries in operation, reaching out to around 900
schools.
This year’s project in Singapore will be held
from 10 – 21 November 2016 and members of the public are
invited to donate their books at the Sony Store at NEX Shopping
Mall (#03-21, 23 Serangoon Central) between 11am and 9pm daily during
the 12-day period.
from 10 – 21 November 2016 and members of the public are
invited to donate their books at the Sony Store at NEX Shopping
Mall (#03-21, 23 Serangoon Central) between 11am and 9pm daily during
the 12-day period.
For this book donation drive, Sony is only
collecting English-language children’s booksas follows:
collecting English-language children’s booksas follows:
• Books which are in good condition
• Books suitable for children ages 6 to 12
• Picture books, word books and story books with
pictures
pictures
• Avoid donating encyclopedias, reference books, assessment
books, magazines or adult books as these materials are not needed
books, magazines or adult books as these materials are not needed
The South Africa Mobile Library Project is one
of the CSR programs supported by Sony. Since the project’s inception in 2008,
more than 180,000 books have been collected through joint initiatives by 17
Sony Group companies in 11 countries across the globe. For more information on
Sony’s support for this project, please visit: www.sony.net/library.
of the CSR programs supported by Sony. Since the project’s inception in 2008,
more than 180,000 books have been collected through joint initiatives by 17
Sony Group companies in 11 countries across the globe. For more information on
Sony’s support for this project, please visit: www.sony.net/library.
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