Children in Africa are in dire need of school supplies. The average classroom lacks the basic essential school supplies that make for a meaningful educational experience for kids.
Develop Africa has responded to this need and is facilitating the donation of school supplies to needy and deserving schools.
See pictures of supplies collected by schools in North Carolina... [1]
Read about supplies drive in Lancaster NY - Edukids Daycare [2]
Recommended List of School Supplies
- backpacks
- spiral bound and other notebooks
- filler paper
- colored pencils and markers
- ruler with English and metric measurements
- Backpack and other book bags
- Colored pencils
- Colored pens
- Eraser
- Glue stick
- Graph paper
- Markers
- Pens
- Pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Pocket dictionary
- Box of crayons
- Pencil case
Shipping Address:
We welcome your school supplies and related materials. Please however note the following:
1. Kindly inform us of what you are planning to send through our contact form [3] before shipping.
2. We are interested only in new or next to new supplies. Please do not send supplies that are 2nd rate that you would not want to receive as a gift yourself.
3. Please include a donation to help cover the cost of shipping to Africa. A donation of $50.00 or more per box is recommended. Donations can be sent in check, money order or made online here [4]
Develop Africa
307 Green Valley Drive
Johnson City, TN 37601-1375
We welcome your desire to collect supplies through a school supplies drive. Run A School Supplies Drive [5]
- We would also like to receive information, pictures etc about your collection drive.
- To register and be recognized, please visit our drive information page [6].
Donate Towards Shipping:
Help cover the cost of shipping supplies to Africa. Freely providing all the books and supplies we receive costs thousands of dollars yearly in shipping costs. Please make a donation today to help pay for shipping [7].