Get ready to immerse yourself in a celebration of literature and books at our annual flagship program organized by SABIA. Kitab Utsav brings together children and young reading enthusiasts from different cities, fostering a shared love for reading. This literary festival not only offers a diverse selection of books but also features games, food, and exciting activities for attendees to enjoy. By participating in the book sale fundraiser, you contribute to our mission of establishing libraries for underprivileged children nationwide. In addition, we provide small-scale businesses with an opportunity to showcase their products at affordable prices.
JAIPUR
July 15 & 16
MUMBAI
July 22 & 23
DELHI
July 29 & 30
REGISTERED
IN DEC 2020
Share A Book India Association (SABIA) is committed to building a reading community that is socially and environmentally responsible.
OVER 30,000
CHILDREN
learn through our
library development
and reading programs.
Over the last 3 years, we have shared 21,000 BOOKS
with the help of 900 VOLUNTEERS
& 150 SCHOOL TEACHERS
We are also determined to develop braille/audio libraries in schools for children with special needs. We are already in talks to establish our
first such library in Kota, Rajasthan.
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IMPACT
175
SCHOOLS
10
MARGINALISED
COMMUNITIES
located in 16 STATES
& 3 UTs (Delhi, Kashmir and Ladakh)
OUR PROJECTS
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
To make government school libraries functional and
provide students with regular access to books
ADVOCACY
To raise awareness about various government schemes among all stakeholders and ensure proper implementation of those schemes to achieve the larger goal of quality education for every child
TEACHER TRAINING
To equip government school teachers with knowledge of library activities, read-aloud and using storytelling as a medium to improve learning levels
OUR MISSION
01
Making books accessible to everyone because reading should not be a privilege/luxury
02
Reducing school dropouts by eradicating any fear of language
03
Strengthening reading skills - the foundation of a child’s education
04
Switching paths/routes from rote learning to creative knowledge
05
Overall development through activities that instigate curiosity and other qualities
06
Raising a generation of creative thinkers, readers and leaders
GET INVOLVED
Are you looking for ways to contribute to the reading movement and join our diverse team of volunteers? At SABIA, you get the opportunity to take on important roles by holding regular story-telling sessions, setting up libraries, formalising library systems, and facilitating donations. There are also other methods which involve representing us as a campus ambassador, helping with business development, photography, and much more. All these endeavours only to make sure each child gets unlimited access to the joys of reading.
STORIES FROM
SABIA
The new girls in our class used to not talk at all; they were always quiet, but from the time Didi and Bhaiyya started coming, they have started interacting a lot and they don’t keep quiet even for a while now.
Pinky Ganpat Waghmare
(student)
Bhaiyya Didi taught us how to maintain library, reading, and how reading is important so thanks so much.
Student at
Shivam Vidya Mandir
We received some books from Share A Book, India (Association) and from the day we started using these books or whenever we enter the classrooms now, the kids look at us with curiosity realising that today they will get to learn something new and different to learn and read.
Gayatri Rana
(Teacher)
