news
October 2010
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Astro Book Drive is now a Special Project of "Beyond IYA"!
Astro Book Drive is officially endorsed as a Special Project of “Beyond International Year of Astronomy 2009”. We hope this collaboration will open more doors and benefited by many groups.
http://www.astronomy2009.org/globalprojects/specialprojects/astrobookdrive/
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Astro Book Drive at JENAM2010
A talk on Astro Book Drive was given by Thilina Heenatigala (Founder) in the Special Session 6: New Trends in Global Astronomy Education at the Joint European National Astronomy Meeting 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The talk generated much interest and have developed more collaborations for future book drives.
Many thanks for Astro Book Drive affiliate - EurAstro for providing the financial support.
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New Book Drives:
Book Drive for Maldives
The Maldives Science Society (MSS) is a group dedicated to solely to the promotion of public understanding on natural and formal sciences and their applications. MSS has been active during IYA2009 conducting various programs locally and also participating in international events.
To improve their efforts, the South Asian Physics Foundation (SAPF) is running a book drive.
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Book Drive for Zambia
Space Generation Zambia Chapter is a group dedicated to promote space science both in schools and in the public. They organize various space-related events in cooperation with the University of Zambia and the Copperbelt University.
As an appreciation to their efforts, Sharon Shanks (Ward Beecher Planetarium/Executive Editor-International Planetarium Society) will be donating educational materials.
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Republic of Mali
As a follow up to the previously donated Galileoscopes, Astro Book Drive affiliate; EurAstro donates set of books to Faculty of Science and Technology University of Bamako, Mali.
Read more...
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Upcoming Book Drives:
Astro Book Drive to set up an Astro Library in Indonesia – Await more information!
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Other Book Drives:
Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Rwanda, Jamaica, Tanzania etc…
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Get Involved - DONATE!
If you or your group would like to donate materials to another group from a developing country, please go to - Get Involved and read FAQ for more information. Get in touch if you are interested - Contact.
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REQUEST!
Do you belong to an astronomy group from a developing country? We welcome you to request books for your group, please go to the Request page.
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ABOUT
Astro Book Drive is a global initiative working towards fulfilling a very important role in the development of astronomy education worldwide. The imbalance in science resources of all types between the developed and undeveloped world has made it very difficult for developing countries to keep from slipping even further behind as science and technology accelerate in the countries that are historically stronger in these fields. Sharing surplus books and other educational materials with groups in developing countries can do a lot to alleviate this imbalance. Astro Book Drive works to move these books -- books that would otherwise lay unused in libraries and other collections -- to where they are educational treasures, often in countries where they are otherwise unobtainable. Sharing even the simplest of resources as Astro Book Drive does is a no-cost option to participants that should be emulated in many other fields.
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Feel free to get in touch for any inquiries.
Thilina Heenatigala
Founder
Astro Book Drive
“One book can make an immense difference”
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