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Every child has the right to obtain all forms of education, including literature. Books are extremely significant in a student's life. Reading can help children learn about the world around them, increase their linguistic and writing skills, develop their thinking, boost their memory, broaden their focus levels, and lead them to discover the limitless universe of their imaginations. Literature is a fundamental part of a child's education and those with limited access to it are forced to suffer a handicap when it comes to reaching their full learning potentials.

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In the summer of 2021, Marit Asrat organized a book drive with friends, neighbors, schools, and local libraries. That book drive eventually led to the creation of Africa Reads, an organization that collects books every year to ship to children living in communities in need, fostering a love for reading everywhere.

 

Africa Reads has since grown to become a non profit mission, created to address a growing societal need by donating books to the children in Sub-Saharan Africa. We host book drives in our hometown of Los Angeles and welcome out-of-state donations in hopes of collecting 1,000 books per book drive. Books collected after the deadline to ship to schools in Africa will be distributed to underprivileged communities in our local area of Los Angeles.

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