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Book Aid International · Explorer Libraries

Charity project

CategoryCharity projectLast verified6 Oct 2026
Status
PROGRAMME · OFFICIAL PROJECT SOURCE
Aid Zone
AFRICA
Countries
Tanzania
Location context
Zanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location
Agency
Book Aid International
Children read books inside a school Explorer Library
A school library created through Book Aid International's Explorer Libraries programme. Photo: Book Aid International

Project overview

  • Project or resultUnused primary-school classrooms become libraries with at least 2,500 books, refurbishment support and training for teachers.
  • Reported resultsProject status: Programme · Mapped location: Country context · Zanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location
  • Location contextZanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location

What changed

First retained snapshot

No earlier verified snapshot is present in the recovered dataset. This record remains available as the historical baseline.

Situation

Unused primary-school classrooms become libraries with at least 2,500 books, refurbishment support and training for teachers. The official page documents Kidichi school in Zanzibar and programme work in Ghana.

Location context: Zanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location. The map shows country context, not an exact project site.

Official organisation source checked 6 October 2026.

Linked charities and agencies

WorldsAid verification

A WorldsAid editor checked this project story against 2 attributed Book Aid International source pages. Its mapped location is labelled: Zanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location. Results are presented as organisation-reported where applicable.

Verified figures

Project status
Programme retained at 2026-10-06
Mapped location
Country context · Zanzibar, Tanzania · one documented programme location retained at 2026-10-06

What we knew when

  1. WorldsAid record entered the retained historical dataset.
  2. Official organisation project page checked; map uses country context. preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source

Earlier figures are never replaced by later values; additional observations are retained as new ledger entries.

Provenance

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Cached dataset: worldsai_drup771.sql.gz

Record integrity:
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