Egyei Krom School send a video…

17Jan10

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Tags: Africa, Akimbo, Alexander McCall Smith, education, Egyei Krom, Ghana, literacy, Sabre Trust, School

Author Beverley Naidoo gives her support…

17Jan10

Beverley Naidoo, Author of  the award winning children’s story ‘Journey to Jo’burg’ and one of the participating authors of the scheme, has kindly prepared 2 video podcasts in support of the scheme. In the  first video clip, Beverley gives her thoughts on the Pelican Post  and what it is trying to achieve… In the second clip,  Beverley provides a brief summary […]

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Mvumi School receive yet more books…

17Jan10

…Mvumi School in Tanzania have been celebrating a great Christmas! Firstly, the rains finally came, after an exceptionally long and intolerable dry season, and secondly they were inundated with Pelican Post books from supporters all round the world!  The school would particularly like to give thanks and gratitude to Sydney Law Firm – Deacons for their contribution […]

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Tags: education, literacy, Mvumi, Tanzania

Our online community continues to grow…

28Oct09

Since the launch of Pelican Post back in July of this year, the scheme continues to generate interest and enthusiastic support from all corners of the globe, and we very much hope it will continue to develop, into a truly global online community of supporters inspired like all of us at Pelican Post to make […]

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So what is Pelican Post?…

02Aug09

Books educate and inspire young minds, but throughout schools in Africa, books are in critical short supply. In particular, picture books and early learning story books are unheard of in many schools. The Pelican Post is a grass roots response to addressing the issue by allowing individual donors (YOU!) to make a direct contribution to […]

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