Collect, sort, send.
Books are gathered through drives, sorted by age, language and condition, and sent to schools that need them.
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Impact
11 years of work, stated plainly. Where a figure is not yet counted, we say so rather than estimating.
- 12,000+
- Books donated & distributed
- 11+
- Libraries established
- 5
- Indian states reached
- 11+
- Years of work
Collected through drives, sorted by volunteers, and placed with schools, libraries and community centres.
Permanent reading spaces in schools and communities, stocked and handed over to the people who use them.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Gujarat — across 13 districts.
From a single box of books to a continuing literacy initiative.
01Where we have worked
The most recent Bookdrive distributed storybooks across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Gujarat. Choose a state to see every school, library and community site.
Storybooks into classrooms.
The most recent Bookdrive distributed storybooks across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
Places where books stay.
Two street libraries in Thrissur, with UNESCO, the Thrissur Municipal Corporation and Storytime, and three Lahanti community schools in Dumka, with ESAF.
India
5states
Across 13 districts: 18 schools, libraries and community sites where Pages of Joy has placed storybooks. Choose a state to zoom in.
In association with
- UNESCO. Two of the Thrissur street libraries, opened in December 2023 in association with UNESCO and the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, were stocked with donated books.
- Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Ran the street-library programme, supported by UNESCO, that two of our stocked libraries belong to.
- ESAF. Partner on three Lahanti community schools in Dumka district, Jharkhand.
When lockdown stopped the drives
During COVID-19 nobody could gather, drop off books or easily ship them from Dubai. Pages of Joy and The Hive moved online instead: students wrote essays, and for every essay published, The Hive donated a book — bought locally in India, so it could reach children without the shipping.
More about the partnership with The Hive500+
essays submitted
500+
books donated
Add to these numbers
Every figure here started with someone deciding to help.
None of this was funded into existence. It was collected, sorted and delivered by people who volunteered to.