Last Saturday, AYLUS Houston Branch members volunteered at Books for Development, a local non-profit organization with a global impact.
Books for Development receives donated books and uses them to build libraries in developing countries, as well as prisons around the world. Volunteers help sort donated books and pack them for shipment. AYLUS Houston members meticulously sorted hundreds of books and organized multiple pallets worth of boxes full of books ready to be shipped, even in the brutal Houston heat.
With the help of our members, rural communities in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Belize will have access to education for both children and adults. This enables these individuals to not only develop their literacy, but they will also have opportunities for more advanced careers and use modern medical techniques to keep their communities healthy.
AYLUS Houston is honored to have positively impacted thousands of lives, ultimately making the world a better place.
Volunteers (3 Hours): Victor Li, Andrew Chen, Stephanie Fang, Mingni Li, Shuda Li, Zihan Meng, Angela Liu, Ella Chen, Crystal Wang
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A huge stack of donated books is organized into children’s book sections based on difficulty.
Members tape together the bottom of boxes for greater stability.
Donated books are taken out of their boxes in order to be sorted into categories.
Full boxes of books are carried by members to be transported on a pallet.
Members must comb through the content of a book to discern its category.
Boxes are folded and broken down in order to make space for new boxes.
Group photo taken during the water break.
Members check the labels on the sorting boxes to ensure that the right books are being sorted.
Piles of books are sorted into boxes and rearranged to ensure a flat surface for stacking.
Volunteer organizers discuss the importance of stacking the book boxes on a flat surface.