Books for Syrian Refugees

I am 14 and in Year 9 at Upper Hutt College. I am going to the Middle East in September and October, with my Grandma and Auntie. I have seen about the refugees from the war in Syria on the internet and in the news and how many of the kids haven't been able to go to school for a long time. I feel like the least I could do is help other kids have an education and have something feel normal for them.

We are working with an organisation in Lebanon that helps refugees through education and support and want to take supplies directly to them. The NGO have requested class sets of books in English to be used for teaching and other things like dictionaries. These will be taken by me, my Aunt and grandma (who are teachers) directly to the refugee camps. We are not taking a container so any money donated to pay for more stuff than we can fit in our suitcases (approx 100kg) will be used for later donations.

Please look at the NGOs site to find out more.

http://www.basmeh-zeitooneh.org/

Disclaimer (from Sophia's Mum Ana) : None of the money raised will be used to fund travel or personal expenses. All monies will go to purchase books, all donations made after leaving date will be used to send more books or will be donated directly to the NGO. Also thanks for all the support from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington