Books with Wings explained

Books With Wings
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Type:Philanthropic, non-profit, non-governmental organisation
Purpose:Provision of books for students in Afghanistan
Headquarters:University of Manitoba, Canada
Location:Afghanistan, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Leader Title:Founder
Leader Name:Richard Gordon
Website:Official website (archived)

Books With Wings is a philanthropic educational organisation, based at the University of Manitoba, Canada.[1] It is a collaborative project between Canadian and American students and their counterparts in Afghanistan to provide books for universities throughout Afghanistan. A United Kingdom Chapter was formed in 2015.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

The organisation was founded by Dr. Richard (Dick) Gordon, a professor of radiology at the University of Manitoba.[7] The program began as a class project at the university's medical school, and the organization began shipping books to Afghanistan in 2001.

Books sent to Afghanistan were originally mainly medical and science textbooks, but the range later expanded to include material covering multiple disciplines such as accounting, business, computer science, education, engineering, English, history, law, literature, mathematics, medicine, midwifery, public health and science.

Sally Armstrong provided critical support to Books With Wings, and devoted half a chapter of one of her books to it.[8]

Shipment of most books was via Canadian Armed Forces and, except for one shipment of 32,000 books by The Idries Shah Foundation distributed by Books With Wings, shipments ceased when they withdrew from Afghanistan. According to founder, Richard Gordon, Books With Wings is currently inactive because they no longer have any mechanism to transport books.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff . Books With Wings: We get books to Afghanistan . Books With Wings . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625090812/http://bookswithwings.org/ . 2015-06-25 . dead . 2015-06-25.
  2. Web site: Staff . Books With Wings . University of Manitoba Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625095936/http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/kabul/ . 2015-06-25 . dead . 2015-06-25.
  3. Web site: Duncan . Katie . Fulham supper club raises a glass to universities in Afghanistan . South West Londoner . 24 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625090249/http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/fulham-supper-club-raises-a-glass-to-universities-in-afghanistan/ . 2015-06-25 . live . 2015-06-25.
  4. Ahmad . Yusra . Books with Wings Project Set to Soar From Toronto to Gul Bahar . University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ) . 82 . 1 . 55 . 1913-5440 . . 2004 . pdf . https://web.archive.org/web/20170723113757/http://utmj.org/archive/82-1/IH-Toronto.pdf . 23 July 2017 . dead . 2015-06-28 .
  5. Ostrovsky Osmond . Deborah . Manitoba MDs rebuild Afghan medical libraries . National Review of Medicine . 4 . 19 . 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628112009/http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/issue/physician_profile/2007/4_profile_19.html . 2015-06-28 . dead . 2015-06-28.
  6. Web site: Smithers . Amy . Med-book drive takes flight . University of Toronto students . The Varsity . 22 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628112611/http://thevarsity.ca/2005/03/22/med-book-drive-takes-flight/ . 2015-06-28 . live . 2015-06-28.
  7. Web site: Staff . About Books With Wings . Books With Wings . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625112924/http://bookswithwings.org/about-us/ . 2015-06-25 . dead . 2015-06-25.
  8. Book: Armstrong , Sally . Sally Armstrong (journalist)

    . Sally Armstrong (journalist) . Bitter Roots Tender Shoots: The Uncertain Fate Of Afghanistan's Women . Viking Canada . 2008 . Toronto . 978-0670068685 . registration .

  9. Yousafzai, M Afghanistan: 32,000 books were distributed for free to schools, universities, and public libraries Indries Shah Foundation 2015, accessed Oct 24, 2018
  10. Shah, I ISF book donation to Afghanistan Dec 22, 2014

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