Important

It is our expectation that Sponsors are aware of the WBFN Book Project Policy supporting girls’ education as much as boys’ education.

The Book Project

• Sorts, stamps and packs the books.
• Pays for transportation from the Washington, DC facility to the local port and for the costs of sea freight to the port nearest to the distribution point in the recipient country.

The Sponsor has several main duties

• To provide a list of 20 – 25 educational institutions to include schools (K, Primary, Secondary, and College/University Levels) and libraries as end-receivers of the books by completing a “Country Book Request Form” (Excel file). The Book Project will work with the Sponsor to agree on the appropriate size of container to be shipped.
• To provide a Book-Request-Form listing each of the educational institutions on the list to include all information required.
• To accept the container, pay the custom clearance, and remove it from the port of entry to a secure storage area.
• To contact all the RECIPIENT institutions to arrange for the distribution of the boxes.
• To keep the books secure until the distribution has been completed.

Notes

• The shipments can be either a 20ft or 40ft container. The Book Project does not pay any handling fees, port charges or any charges related to the cost of overland transport in the recipient country. Those costs are the responsibility of the distributor.
• The Sponsor is responsible for paying any costs related to removing the container from the port and delivering it to the distribution point, and for keeping the books safely stored until they are collected by the recipient institutions. Sponsors may enlist the aid of local service organizations, such as Rotary or different NGOs, to help defray the transportation costs. These agreements are arranged between the local parties and the Book Project has no part in the negotiations.
• The Book Project shipment enters the recipient country as a charitable donation and should not be subject to customs charges or duties of any kind.

Washington, DC
July, 2019