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Presentation at 11th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM2011) – Chiang Mai, Thailand. 26 – 29 July 2011
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Astro Book Drivesharing materials to improve astronomy education in developing countries
Thilina HeenatigalaFounder - Astro Book Drive
Session 8: Astronomy Education and Popularization of Astronomy.11th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting, Chiang Mai, Thailand. July 26-29, 2011
Pilot Project: Sri Lanka Book Drive 2006 – Boston University Astronomy Department.
Founded in September 2009 by Thilina Heenatigala and Prof. John Clarke (Boston University).
a global initiative to share astronomy materials with
developing countries to improve astronomy education.
materials are donated by astronomy related groups
from wealthy countries.
materials are used towards teaching and conducting
programs for students, teachers and public.
as a result of running book drives, groups build a
special bridge between them which leads up to various
other programs as well.
Old School method?
VS.
Process
Astro Book Drive
Groups from developing
world
Sources from developed world
Book DrivesMozambique Book Drive: Mozambique Astro Club – Girl Scouts from CA,
USA
Jamaican Book Drive:Jamaica Astronomical Association – Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada
Rwanda Book Drive:Rwanda IYA2009 – Australia IYA2009
Book DrivesCôte d’Ivoire Book Drive:Ivoir’Astro - EurAstro
Afghanistan Book Drive:Afghanistan Astronomical Association – StarPals Organization
Tanzania Book Drive:UNAWE-Tanzania – Greater Portland Astronomical Society. USA.
Ghana Book Drive:Ghana Planetarium – Cornell University Astronomy Department
Book DrivesMaldives Book Drive:Maldives Science Society – South Asian Physics
Foundation
Mali Book Drive:Faculty of Science and Technology University of Bamako
– EurAstro
Nepal Book Drive:Nepal Astronomical Society - Southern Maine
Astronomers, Astronomical Society of Northern New England, St Anselm College in New Hampshire (USA)
Book Drives – on goingAstro – Library for langitselatan (Southern
Skies), Indonesia.
Indonesian Book Drive:langitselatan – Various (NASA, European Southern
Observatory, European Space Agency, University of Brussels and various other groups and individuals…)
Upcoming Book DrivesNigeria - Amateur Astronomical Club,
University of Nigeria
India - Gurudev Observatory
Zambia - Space Generation Zambia
Uganda - Mbarara University
Make a difference – Donate/ Share
Make a difference – Request
AffiliationsAstronomers Without BordersEurAstroBeyond IYA2009 – Special Project
ContactThilina Heenatigala.
[email protected]://astrodrive.lakdiva.net/