Aussie Books for Zim

The organisation seeks to improve literacy in these communities, in order to empower children with knowledge and the confidence to contribute to shaping the world they live in. Connecting communities. The idea for the project emerged after founder Dr Alfred Chidembo observed the large volumes of excellent condition books that were annually discarded in Australia. Australian libraries send at least 5 million books that could otherwise be ‘upcycled’ and used in libraries of disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe to the landfill yearly. The Aussie Books for Zim project was subsequently launched to address this gap.