Archive for the ‘Shipping News’ Category
12Feb
In this Q&A, we introduce the ILBF community to Elaf Hamid, our new Shipping Coordinator. Elaf is a law student at the University of Surrey, currently on her placement. She has taken the role of ILBF’s Shipping Coordinator for the remainder of the academic year. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hi! My name […]
03Jan
2023 in review
In 2023 we shipped 600 boxes of books to 19 organisations in 12 countries – that’s about 5,500 books. We worked with law students, lawyers, in-house legal teams, publishers and law librarians to sort and pack valuable legal textbooks. University of Surrey law students Jodie-Lee Boyle and Elaf Hamid made a considerable impact as shipping […]
25Jul
Proud to support the work of Justice Defenders
Books from the ILBF reach organisations across the world. They are used by judges, lawyers, law students and lecturers, pro bono practitioners and drafters of laws. It is hard to quantify the absolute number of beneficiaries. There are the users of the libraries themselves: lawyers, judges, law students, lecturers, teachers, government ministers, advisers at NGOs, […]
12Apr
Bolivia: Attorney General’s office
The ILBF’s first ever shipment to Bolivia succeeded because of an exceptional collaboration with multiple partners. Sea freight is generally more economical and arguably less carbon emitting than air freight, but it is not without its challenges, especially when the ultimate destination is land-locked like Bolivia. The ILBF was delighted to receive an application for […]
30Sep
Introducing Jodie-Lee Boyle, our new Shipping Coordinator!
In this Q&A, we introduce the ILBF community to Jodie-Lee Boyle, our new Shipping Coordinator. Jodie-Lee is a law student at the University of Surrey, currently on her placement. She has taken the role of ILBF’s Shipping Coordinator for the remainder of the academic year. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Hello, my name is […]
29Apr
Latest shipment of almost 600 books arrives at three Ghanian universities
The ILBF’s latest shipment to Ghana was a great example of collaboration in the UK and in Ghana, with organisations and individuals in the UK and in Ghana working together to deliver nearly 600 books to three universities. The story starts with the University of Surrey: in 2020-2021, undergraduate law student David Dadson took on […]