The right to read
Books Away From Home provides refugee children with books in their native language, to help ease their transition to an unfamiliar place.
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My Life Journey Book
'My Life Journey Book' is a free activity book for children from Ukraine.
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20 November is World Children’s Day
World Children’s Day, 20 November, is UNICEF’s annual day of action: for children, by children.
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"Een boek voor een vluchteling," met Paul van Vliet, Sabri Ali Ahmed en Stacey Knecht
"A book for a refugee," Saturday 12 Nov, at Antiquariaat Colette & Co (in Dutch)
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First print run Ukrainian children's books
The first 10,000 Ukrainian children's books have reached their destination.
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Reading matters
Reading and language are important for every child’s educational, emotional and social development. They are also important cornerstones for cultural preservation and community.
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Making an impact together
We work with refugee shelters, schools, libraries, publishers, printing houses and a group of dedicated volunteers, and facilitate the book delivery process from start to finish.
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Books for the Youngest Ukrainian Refugees
Help us provide free, Ukrainian-language children's books to Ukrainian children forced to flee the war in their homeland.
Learn more ▶︎Sunbird: for young refugees from Iran and Afghanistan
Books for refugee children from Iran and Afghanistan
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I tried to read my kids online books, but it's not the same as if they can hold them in their hands, turn the pages and see the pictures.
— Anna (refugee from Ukraine) It is wonderful to have at least a little piece of our homeland, through these Ukrainian books.
— Liliya (refugee from Ukraine) Thank you for the opportunity to read books in our native Ukrainian language. When we first saw them, tears came to our eyes.
— Oksana (refugee from Ukraine) When you are running for your life, you don’t think about books at all. But time passes and your baby asks you to read a bedtime story… and lo and behold, 5 little books appear in their native Ukrainian language.
— Nina (refugee from Ukraine, mother of 1) We ordered a set of books for the little Ukrainian boy in our third grade class. He loves them, and has even read one aloud to his classmates!
— Sietske (Elementary school teacher, the Netherlands) Thank you so much for the joy of books. My daughters were so happy to see folk tales they knew from home.
— Elena (refugee from Ukraine, mother of 3) Good day! I received the books! What happiness! I'll sit down and read to the children! Thank you very much for such a wonderful job! It's like a balm on a wound!
— Kseniya (refugee from Ukraine, mother of 2) I am sincerely grateful to my Dutch friends for their help and care. Wonderful books, wonderful Ukrainian language.💗
— Sofia (refugee from Ukraine, mother of 2)
With your support, we can provide books to the children who need them most.
$ 1 = 1
*For every euro you donate, we can provide one book to a refugee child.
