Phi Theta Kappa is holding a book drive to extendthe reach of higher education to Africa.

The project, puttogether through Better World Books, asks students todonate their unused textbooks rather than sell them backto the school.

“The Phi Theta Kappa organization here at De Anzafeels that helping advance education across the globe isa noble and worthy cause. As an academic organization,being able to provide the means to battle illiteracy indeveloping countries is almost an obligation,” said NicketDesaie, the project chair of the drive, in an e-mail.

“Wehope that all of the great students here at De Anza willpause and recognize the education they are receiving andwant to extend that to everyone in the world.”

Better World Books can be found at many colleges, andPhi Theta Kappa is promoting it in Northern Californiacolleges.

Textbooks contributed to the drive are sentto Books for Africa or the National Center for FamilyLiteracy. Books for Africa has donated more than 425,000books to African students.

Desai does not want this to be a one-time deal.

“Wehope to make this book drive into a self-standing projectthat will be upheld at De Anza for good. With the volumeof students and textbooks that go through De Anzaeach quarter, there should not be a shortage of potentialdonations.”

Phi Theta Kappa is the international Honor societyof two-year colleges.

Book donations can be left at theTutorial Center in S43, Skills Tutorial Center in L47 andthe library in the main lobby.

There are green and whiteboxes that can be accessed during the normal operatinghours of these facilities.