Launched 33
years ago, the FairPrice Share-A-Textbook (SATB) Project
has benefitted needy families preparing for the new school
year.
Donate your old textbook collections with NTUC Fairprice’s Share A
Text Book programme
You can donate your textbooks at 152 FairPrice supermarkets,
FairPrice Finest, FairPrice Xtra, FairPrice Xpress outlets at Esso
service stations and Warehouse Club from today till 6 December 2015.
Through the scheme, the public are invited to contribute their used
textbooks for recycling across 152 donation points islandwide.
FairPrice has partnered with volunteer welfare organisations (VWOs)
and Community Development Councils (CDCs) to shortlist names of students from low-income families who
will be given priority to collect textbooks before the general
public is invited to take their pick. About 20,000 students between
the ages of 7 to 16 years have been registered under this priority
scheme.
A survey of 600 parents commissioned by FairPrice this year shows
that Share-A Textbook continues to meet the needs of the community.
Key findings saw 84 per cent of low-income respondents agreeing
that the scheme was a good way to encourage their children to be thrifty. Perceptions toward receiving
used textbooks were also positive, with almost nine in 10 agreeing
that there is no stigma in using pre-owned textbooks and they would
not feel embarrassed using them. Ninety-seven per cent also agreed
that they would recommend the scheme to someone who needs it.
2015 in numbers