Creator of Jungle Books urges people to donate money not books so refugees can cook – and read – in safety
Reports of a makeshift library providing books to refugees in the Calais camp known as the Jungle have unleashed a wave of book donations. But according to its creator, the British teacher Mary Jones, Jungle Books now has “more than enough” books to go around, and organisers are now trying to redirect help to where it is most needed.
“People have been brilliant, and a lot are coming over with their cars full of things, including books,” Jones told the Guardian, but the surge of books has highlighted other needs.
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