{"id":171,"date":"2023-10-25T22:38:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2025-07-22T22:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T22:00:39","slug":"our-history-and-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/about-us\/our-history-and-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History and Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"171\" class=\"elementor elementor-171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64ac4da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64ac4da4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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He found that the majority of those children came from bookless homes and showed little, if any, interest in reading. From this grew the key concept of book ownership prompting an interest in reading and a love of books. This would also create the opportunity to share the books with other family members.<\/p><p>The programme was initiated in Camberley School in 1993. Christine Fernyhough set up an office sponsored by Mainfreight (this arrangement continues today) and in 1994 The Alan Duff Charitable Foundation Books in Homes programme began.<\/p><p>The Foundation is registered with the Charities Commission (registration number CC30965) and more information can be found at www.charities.govt.nz<\/p><p>Since the official launch event in 1995 with 80 schools, 16,000 students and 14 sponsors, the programme has grown to encompass over 520 schools and over 280 early childhood centres, more than 100,000 students and more than 200 funding partners, supporters and donors in 2018. By October 1999, more than one million books had been distributed. The two millionth book milestone was reached in June 2002. 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