The above audio depicts our Founder and CEO Fiona Luth taking part in an interview on the radio which describes exactly what we do.

Why?

• We do this because education empowers students and communities. One of the keys to education is having the right resources. We believe there are more than enough educational resources in Australia and that these can be redirected to Fiji, where many schools are under-resourced.

Our Mission

• To improve educational outcomes and therefore life opportunities for students of Fiji through increased access to educational resources, predominantly focussed on literacy.

• To re-purpose books and educational resources, taking them out of the hands of those that do not need them and into the hands of those that do.

• To operate in the most sustainable manner possible: keeping resources from landfill and only sending the most durable goods.

Designated Impact

• Fiji Book Drive has adopted a designed impact approach to donations. This means that schools receive donations according to their needs. All schools receive a variety of hand-selected books to establish a library. The quantity they receive depends on the size of the school and its infrastructure.

• As a former English teacher, Fiona believes she is uniquely placed to make appropriate book and educational resource selections. Taken into consideration when packing a library are factors such as: the cultural context, academic level and the fact that English is the second language of the students.