FAQs about The Library Project
Are the e3kids library books in English or other languages?
Students in El Salvador are educated in Spanish, so we will be building primarily a Spanish language collection. We will incorporate bilingual and English language learning materials as students learn English as a second language.
The national Kenyan school curriculum is taught in English, although Kiswahili is the native language of most students. Their libraries are filled with English language books, but Kenyan students love to learn foreign languages, too.
I want to donate books. What type of books do you need?
New or gently used books for preschool-12th grade — fiction and current non-fiction that is culturally appropriate and not U.S.-centric.
How do donations arrive in El Salvador and Kenya?
Mission team members are asked to carry personal belongings in carry-on luggage so that each person can take two 50lb checked bags or totes filled with books and school supplies. When funding permits, we pay for extra totes so that we can better meet the needs of the students. Shipping overseas is unaffordable and insecure.
What do you do with donated books that are not selected to go overseas?
Occasionally, items are not selected due to the content or condition, or because copies of that title are already in the school’s collection. e3kids international donates deselected items to local charities and libraries.