The funding for Bring Me a Book Hong Kong initiative will provide over 500 books to youth centres in the region and bespoke storytelling workshops for the organisation’s volunteers, and the support for the Japan School Library Association will help increase book donations to school libraries across the region. Funding will help to create 15 libraries across New York City and its outer boroughs, as well as three larger libraries in Los Angeles, Detroit and NYC, with each unique space receiving over 100 children’s books.īurberry is also providing donations to two organisations in Asia.
In the U.S., Burberry is building upon its existing partnership with Wide Rainbow to provide access to arts education in underserved neighbourhoods.
Dedicated training and access to National Literacy Trust resources will also be provided to 200 teachers across the country. Curated by the National Literacy Trust and provided by Macmillan Children’s Books and other publishers, the selection of illustrated, award-winning fiction and non-fiction books will be truly diverse, representing a range of experiences, backgrounds and interests. The schools will also receive a donation of 8,000 books, enabling children to benefit from further teaching materials, a variety of literature and activities.
Burberry’s funding will go towards a transformation of library spaces in 10 schools most in need across Manchester, Yorkshire and London, positively impacting the lives of over 3,500 children.Īll 10 schools will take part in the Marcus Rashford Book Club, a programme created by Marcus Rashford MBE and Macmillan Children’s Books to encourage and nurture a love of reading in children. Research published by the NLT last month found that one in four schools in England’s most disadvantaged communities do not have a library or designated reading space, compared to a national average of one in eight schools. In the UK, Burberry is supporting the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to help libraries in primary schools provide young people with the literacy skills to fulfil their ambitions.
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