tesa donates 2,500 books to a rural elementary school

In September 2024, tesa will donate 2,500 much-needed books to a rural elementary school in Anhui Province, China. This donation comes at a crucial time for the school, which serves over 20 villages and has 419 students. The school’s current book collection needs to be updated, with no new additions since 2017, and the average student reads fewer than three books annually.

tesa’s donation includes a diverse range of books, carefully selected to align with The Library Project’s Book Content Core Values. The collection spans various topics, including literature, science, mental health, environmental protection, life habits, and gender equality. These books will create a richer, more inclusive reading environment that caters to students from grades 1 to 6.

To ensure the success of tesa’s book donation, The Library Project will provide a full year of teacher training, monitoring, evaluation, and ongoing assistance. This support will help educators integrate the new books into their curriculum, fostering a rich learning environment. The Library Project’s commitment to monitoring and evaluation ensures that the resources are used to their fullest potential, creating lasting educational benefits for the students and helping build a sustainable reading culture.

“At The Library Project, we believe that every child deserves access to quality education. tesa’s generous donation of 2,500 children’s books will profoundly impact the students at this rural elementary school, opening doors to new knowledge and possibilities. This support demonstrates the power of partnerships in creating lasting change in children’s education.” — Tom Stader, Founder of The Library Project.

The donation not only replenishes the school’s library and classroom reading corners but also represents a significant step toward improving literacy and educational outcomes for these students. The children will now have access to books that inspire imagination, curiosity, and learning, helping them to develop a deeper love for reading.

tesa’s generosity will undoubtedly have a profound and lasting impact on the lives of these children. This donation is not just about books but about providing them with the resources they need to grow academically and personally. It exemplifies the power of partnerships in making a difference in rural education.

About tesa

As a multinational company, tesa develops innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions for various industries, commercial customers, and end consumers. There are already more than 7,000 tesa adhesive solutions that help improve the work, products or lives of our customers. Today, the focus is on sustainability and energy-saving processes. tesa invests in the development of environmentally friendly products and solvent-free manufacture processes as well as in the use of renewable energy sources at its locations.

tesa is active in 100 countries and operates plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and in Vietnam. Around three quarters of the tesa Group’s sales (2023: EUR 1.7 billion euro) are generated by applications for industries. Together with its international clients, tesa develops innovations that are customized at product and process level. Already more than 130 tesa tapes may be installed in an electric car and over 70 in a smartphone. In the printing and construction industries, too, tesa is constantly penetrating new segments and countries with its special adhesive tapes. The company generates almost one quarter of its sales with products for end consumers and professional craftsmen. 300 applications, such as the legendary tesafilm®, make life easier or, when it comes to insect protection, even make it a bit more pleasant. tesa counts among the world’s leading manufacturers of adhesive solutions. Since 2001, tesa SE is an independent 100% affiliate of Beiersdorf AG (i.e., NIVEA, Eucerin, la prairie) with approx. 5,200 employees today.