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Niteo Africa

Nov. 29 2011





Niteo Africa is doing something amazing! Created out of a passion to educate African children, founder Karine Veldhoen has been moving this initiative forward...and FAST! Niteo Africa collects out-dated textbooks from schools in British Columbia who are ready to send them to recycling, loads them inside a BigSteelBox, and ships them over to Uganda. These resources are in turn used to educate children in areas where books are few, and with the Eva Ruf Resource Center (also started by Niteo) children also have a place to meet and learn before and after school. Check out more at http://www.niteoafrica.org/

 

Volunteers sorting the books in Kelowna, BC

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Perfect fit!

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Squeezing the last few things inside.

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Two cranes were needed to lift this 20' BigSteelBox with approximately 800 boxes of books inside.

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On it's way...

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Arriving, safe and sound, at the Eva Ruf Resource Center in Uganda

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Some minor shipping damage

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Unloading all the books. Looks to be slightly warmer in Uganda than Kelowna.

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Children at the Eva Ruf Resource Center

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Comments
Sarah
Nov 29th, 2011
 
That is an awesome project!!
 
 
Lisa
Dec 6th, 2011
 
What a wonderful idea. I love it!!!
 
 
sally gosse
Dec 6th, 2011
 
What a wonderful thing you are doing. I have just returned from Kenya, and am planning to put together a 20' container to send to the orphanage/school that I was staying at. Any information would be greatly appreciated! I need my container to leave Vancouver by June, so that it will be there when i arrive in September. Thank you !
 
 
admin
Dec 6th, 2011
 
Hey Sally, that's awesome! For more information on our BigSteelBoxes that can ship overseas, please send me an email to troy@bigsteelbox.com or give me a call in the office at 250.763.9660. Thanks again for your interest in BigSteelBox!!
 
 
Bruce Erickson
Mar 15th, 2012
 
Awsome idea. Just wondering what happened to the container once all the books were distributed
 
 
admin
Mar 15th, 2012
 
Bruce, the container was kept on site to store any additional books that were in the process of being distributed. Niteo is looking at possibly using BigSteelBoxes to build a library/resource center this year over in Uganda, and this particular container could be a part of that. Thanks for your interest in Niteo Africa and BigSteelBox.
 
 
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