Sony Book Donation Drive For South African Children

The South Africa Mobile Library Book Donation Project organized by the Sony Group of Companies in Singapore celebrated its 14th year in 2023, with a collection of 11,000 English-language children’s books for South African children. Over 145,000 books have been donated since Sony in Singapore started supporting this annual sustainability project in 2008. The project’s success is due to the strong support from schools, the community, and Sony employees. The books will be shipped to Durban, South Africa in January 2024.

Sony South Africa Mobile Library Book Donation Project

Here in Singapore, we have been engaging the local community in this meaningful project by inviting members of the public to donate books at Sony Store, 313@somerset. In addition, Sony continues to see strong participation from the schools, and we would like to acknowledge the following for their involvement:

CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace
Dunman High School
Global Indian International School, East Coast Campus
Greenridge Primary School
Henry Park Primary School
Lakeside Primary School
Lianhua Primary School
Nan Hua Primary School
Pathlight School
Raffles Girls’ Primary School
Rulang Primary School
Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

South Africa Mobile Library Book Donation Project (Clockwise From Top Left) Dunman High School; Global Indian International School, East Coast Campus; Greenridge Primary School; Henry Park Primary School; Lakeside Primary School; Lianhua Primary School; Pathlight School; Raffles Girls’ Primary School; Rulang Primary School and Yio Chu Kang Secondary School.

Besides collecting books, participating schools were also involved in checking the condition and packing the books. This provided students the opportunity for project management and teamwork. Some students inserted inspirational messages into the books for the South African children. This creates communication between students in both countries and lends a personal touch to the whole project.

sony book donation drive

Since the project’s inception in 2008, the mobile library services have been expanded to cover all nine provinces in South Africa, with more than 53 mobile libraries in operation, reaching out to approximately 850 schools mainly in rural areas.

For more information on Sony’s support for this project, please visit here.

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