Shop-in-a-Box

  is the current CLC INTERNATIONAL (UK) project

The DILEMMA

Ø    Many places in Africa have no Christian bookshop because this has not 
      been affordable
Ø    Books are generally still too expensive in many locations 
Ø    Set-up costs are too high, or reserve capital is too low

The SOLUTION

Ø      Convert a container into a retail bookshop! 
Ø     Located in the grounds of a church or a friendly business
Ø     Staffed by trained personnel
Ø     Sponsorship of start-up wages for six months
Ø     Stock replenished through our existing supply chain
Ø     Once viable and replaced with a building, the container can be moved
       and the model re-produced … AGAIN AND AGAIN!

The QUESTION

Could you….
Ø      your family
Ø      your church
Ø      your Sunday School
Ø      your Christian Union
Ø      your company…
                                 be involved to help us set up these container bookshops in needy parts of Kenya, then Sierra Leone and even Liberia?

For just £9,500 (US$15,500) we can
   - Locate a site for the Shop-in-a-Box
   · Purchase a container
   · Transport it to the site
   · Fit a sun shelter roof and windows and a proper door
   · Install shelving and other fittings, including a cash till
   · Buy suitable initial stock items and price them for the local market
   · Train the staff in Christian retail and evangelism
   · Cover staff costs for six months
   · Operate cost free for a start up period

How much would it cost to set up a Christian bookshop in the UK?? Much, much more than £9,500!!  But set up costs in a place like Kenya are still high if we are talking about a traditional, bricks & mortar bookshop. CLC International (known in Kenya as CLC Christian Booklink) is looking to have an impact first in Nairobi and then beyond. We already have one container shop and it is working well. More are needed. But we need your help. 
By taking a shipping container like the one in the picture and converting it into a shop, we reduce the costs so that people of all ages will be able to buy affordable Christian Books.  The shop staff, trained both to run the shop and also as evangelists, would be resourced by the existing supply chain that CLC has in each country. 

 

If you would like to make a donation towards the Shop-in-a-Box project please send a cheque or use BACS.

CHEQUES should be payable to CLC International Office (address below),  designating your gift for shop in a box.  If you are a taxpayer, we can Gift Aid it if you request us to do so. This will increase the value of your gift, but at no extra cost to you.
   Accounts Dept
   CLC International Office
   291 Abbeydale Road
   Sheffield  S7 1FJ 

BACS details
CLC International Office
Sort Code: 405240
A/c 00007590
REFERENCE : Shop-in-a-Box
Please inform us of your gift by emailing us here and at the same time please indicate if we can Gift Aid your donation.

THANK YOU!!

• CLC International UK
• 291 Abbeydale Road
• SHEFFIELD S7 1FJ
• Reg Charity 1015793 & SCO37939

0114 2812136
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