100 book challenge
If you are like the average adult, you will read approximately 709 books in your lifetime. Experts say a child should read over 1 million words before he goes to kindergarten. It has been said in America on average a child owns 100 books by the time she reaches 5 years old!
But what if there were no books? That is the case for the majority world. 1 billion people in the world cannot read this sentence. This includes 1 in 4 children worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 88% of children are not meeting minimum proficiency in literacy.
That is why 7 years ago our dream of bringing a publishing company to Uganda is still strong TODAY! We don’t want to complain about problems, we want to be part of the solution. To reach those who would never have a chance to own even 1 book or read a bible in their own vernacular.
You too can be the solution. By January 1, 2024, we have a goal to raise $100,000 to purchase a complete publishing system from http://publish4all.com/, train staff and buy a year’s worth of supplies for book making.
Along with our partners Gideon & Dr. Joy Ngobi we will travel throughout the months of October and November to speak about the importance of books, literacy and helping to equalize the playing field by working to eradicate extreme poverty.
You can begin immediately with the
*100 book challenge *
Here is how it works. In your home, church or office count all the books you have. Then pray and consider donating $1 for each book you own. 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go to help others to reach their literacy potential and be all that God has intended them to be.
- Think outside the box, challenge your local schools, teachers, churches, small groups, neighbors, and friends to get involved in the 100-book challenge and help bring books to those living in extreme poverty.
- Pray for all those who have yet to receive the written Word in their mother tongue or own a single book.
- Read more about Ekisinga Publishing https://www.ekisinga.com/home
1 billion people in the world cannot read this sentence. This includes 1 in 4 children worldwide.
In sub-Saharan Africa, 88% of children, or 202 million are not meeting minimum proficiency in literacy. Moreover, 260 million children are not even in school. This is the cornerstone of a learning crisis that threatens all other learning and countries’ efforts to build human capital and grow their economies.
Education must be about much more than just going to school. It’s about the quality of the experience and the learning that takes place. And there is no better indicator of learning and a quality education than whether a student can read and write.
Literacy changes the narrative in nearly every aspect of life, including Health, Education, and Poverty.
- What role have books played in your life and ministry? Which authors or titles have you found most helpful in your Christian life?
- What would you consider essential reading in your role as a leader, pastor, or teacher? In making disciples, building a healthy church, in marriage, or raising a family?
- Now, what if you never had the opportunity to read books to help you in those roles what would you life look like?
- For the Church in the Majority World, there is a scarcity of theologically sound books. Access to and ownership of the Scriptures and other affordable biblical and educational resources is integral to the spiritual formation and future of the Majority World.
Ekisinga Publishing’s Micro Print-On-Demand is part of the solution!
- Cost-effective, digital print-on-demand technology enabling affordable domestic production for immediate, local distribution.
- Printing only what is needed, when it is needed, and the price per book is the same whether for 1, 10, 100, or 1,000 copies.
- No international shipping costs making books unaffordable.
- Reading materials can be authored, illustrated, and written in local languages.
- Access to affordable books and educational materials are an equalizer in the life of the materially poor and helps them build their human capital to end extreme poverty.
Ekisinga Publishing’s secondary initiatives
- Editing and translation services
- Graphic design
- Teacher training programs
- Adult literacy and book clubs
- Mobile libraries
- Parenting classes/sensitization
- Culturally relevant Cloud library for sharing e-books
Funds raised:
Make a donation »| Name | Amount | Date | Comment |
| Private | $25.75 | Aug 9th, 2023 | |
| Robert Dubiel | $500.00 | Aug 9th, 2023 | |
| Jeffery Johnson | $200.00 | Aug 9th, 2023 | |
| Michael Mroz | $103.00 | Sep 25th, 2023 | |
| Private | $103.00 | Nov 7th, 2023 |
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