Astro Book Drive

Astro Book Drive is a global initiative working towards fulfilling a very important role in the development of astronomy education worldwide. The imbalance in science resources of all types between the developed and undeveloped world has made it very difficult for developing countries to keep from slipping even further behind as science and technology accelerate in the countries that are historically stronger in these fields. Sharing surplus books and other educational materials with groups in developing countries can do a lot to alleviate this imbalance. Astro Book Drive works to move these books -- books that would otherwise lay unused in libraries and other collections -- to where they are educational treasures, often in countries where they are otherwise unobtainable. Sharing even the simplest of resources as Astro Book Drive does is a no-cost option to participants that should be emulated in many other fields.

Founders of the Astro Book Drive, Thilina Heenatigala (Sri Lanka Astronomical Association) and Prof. John T Clarke (Boston University, USA), eagerly asks groups to join in to run book drives to make a difference in astronomy education in developing countries and at the same time invite groups from developing countries to request astronomy related materials.

http://astrodrive.lakdiva.net/

Contact: Thilina Heenatigala