“Sponsor a Book has just taken off”, says Matthias Roser, a volunteer and co-founder of the project, “and already we see part of our dream come true! Being in Germany now over 2 years preparing for our move into Sierra Leone has helped us accomplish what we could not, basing out of Sierra Leone alone. The logistics, creating new materials more appealing to the African schools, fundraising, and more is only a part of “behind the scenes” work to get a teaching aid into every school, and a book into every kids hand in Sierra Leone.

That might seem unrealistic, but we are determined to shoot for the stars.”
Though the project has yet to be fully funded, many companies, volunteers have started to move behind this new exciting idea!

Already before any funds were available, volunteers of Activated Mission spent weeks at fairs looking for companies to print and laminate our new “Africanized” posters of the “Start Early” (main teaching aid of “Sponsor a book” project) which focuses on Teaching Character, art, reading and memorization in cartoon form. From companies like Canon, Sharp, to Toshiba and Xerox, many managers and even CEO’s took interest and helped further our program at fairs across Germany.

How can 2 Tons of materials be created, shipped, funded and delivered voluntarily?

This is how it was made possible:

AD or “Activated Deutschland” under the direct assistance of the director Rudolf Roser, sent a driver and vehicle to England with 1 Ton of books, posters, and tracts. Some of these were printed as far as Poland, others stored at Switzerland Aurora waiting for the right time and project. Today was that day. Still the materials had to make their way to England… Thanks to Stena Line, comfortable transportation was sponsored for the vehicle with materials and passengers, including room and board. If you are going to England via ship you will enjoy STENA LINE’s wonderful service and prestige.

The next ton of Materials was collected at the Activated England office in Luton where 14,000 Activated magazines among other books were also donated….our project ”Get Activated” is building support! A family in Luton, also making their way to Africa --Simon and Natasha, have been so helpful to store power tools and stationary donated by ELCO NU and the former director of EAD, after a chat to our surprise handed us a donation for a much needed generator for our mobile projects in Schools upcountry which we were able to purchase directly in London at Robert Claire the shipping company who at cost price shipped the 2 Tons of materials to Sierra Leone.

“Packing the pallets was a few hours of tricky tetris engineering” Says Mr. Roser as four volunteers worked together to make use of every single inch of space given.

Later a hotel by the engineering of Mr. Hagen Mueller a Radisson Hotel manager in Karlsrughe, complimentarily put up our team at the classy hotel Park Inn in Heathrow….

“…and that’s how it’s made possible”, Matthias says, “Even the parking was donated….”

Activated Mission needs your help to further our dream of getting a book full of positive moral into the hand of every school kid in Sierra Leone, take part in this vision by volunteering yourself, or donating to the cause….

Thanks to all the supporters volunteers and sponsors of this specific project… perhaps we’ll see you on the other side?…the African side!

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Special Thanks to: (Activated Deutschland, ADH, Stena Line, AED, SKY HOME, Guenter Sigmund, ELCO NU, VOLUNTEERS: Daniel Rose & Christian Roser at AD in Germany, Robert Claire, Sharp, Xerox, Toshiba, Peter Activated, Screen Holland) for contributing to this specific project.