KCO’S Literacy Crusaders Sends 75 Children’s Books to Ghana

In April, Kingdom Commission Outreach’s Literacy Crusaders initiative sent seventy-five children’s books to Ghana, West Africa as part of a book drive in Houston to benefit the African Library Project, a non-profit organization that has raised over 4 million books for libraries in Africa.

With a goal to advance reading and writing levels in underserved communities, the KCO Literacy Crusaders initiative provides three main services:

1. We build easy-access libraries providing 24-7 availability to free books in literacy-impoverished communities with high populations of at-risk youth.

2. We provide books to schools, group homes, and other community organizations at home and abroad.

3. Members of our team volunteer to mentor students, read at schools, and speak about literacy at conferences and events.

To partner with the KCO Literacy Crusaders program, to request a book donation, or partner with us to establish a free library, contact us. You may also designate a gift to help KCO advance literacy in communities that need it.

Applications Open for Tanzania Education Fund

The Tanzania Education Fund provides scholarships to residents of Tanzania. The purpose of this fund is to ease the stress of many families, offset school fees for youth and young adults, and enable students to focus on their educational pursuits. 

If you or your child is a resident of Tanzania and are pursuing an education that requires the payment of school fees or tuition, you are eligible to apply. Complete the form below and a member of our team will get back to you.

To learn more and contribute to the Tanzania Education Fund and increase the amount of support available for students, click here.

TANZANIA EDUCATION FUND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Literacy Crusaders Promotes Reading and Writing in Underserved Communities

The KCO Literacy Crusaders initiative promotes reading and writing in underserved communities. This partnership with ELOHAI International Publishing & Media partners with education leaders, parents, and community allies to improve literacy rates through a variety of approaches.

Literacy Crusaders provides three main services:

1. We build easy-access libraries providing 24-7 availability to free books in literacy-impoverished communities with high populations of at-risk youth.

2. We provide books to schools, group homes, and other community organizations at home and abroad.

3. Members of our team volunteer to mentor students, read at schools, and speak about literacy at conferences and events.

The National Institute for Literacy estimates that 43% of adults with very low literacy skills live in poverty. The median household income in a Texas community where we recently established a library is $47,453 with a poverty rate of 22.01%, compared to a national household income of $74,580 and poverty rate of 11.5% (in 2022 by Federal standards reported by Census.gov). Improving literacy rates and access to books have a direct correlation to the futures of the children and youth in this and other similar communities (statistics compiled in 2023).

To partner with the KCO Global Literacy Crusaders program, contact us. You may also designate a gift to help us advance literacy in communities that need it.