Books For Africa remains the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the African continent, shipping over 60 million books to all 55 countries on the African continent since 1988. Last year alone, Books For Africa shipped over 1.6 million books, valued at over $16 million, to 31 African countries. Approximately 1 million digital books were also shipped on 357 computers and tablets. Over $2.2 million was raised to ship these books to partners across Africa.
To learn more about groups currently fundraising to ship books to specific African countries, view the Projects page.
To learn more about the Girls Empowerment Collections, BFA Publishing, Law & Democracy Initiative, Agricultural Libraries, or French Books view the Special Initiatives page
Books For Africa is a simple idea, but its impact is transformative. For us, literacy is quite simply the bridge from misery to hope.
— Kofi Annan, former U.N. Secretary-General
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Books For Africa Ships French Books to Guinea with Child2Child
A recent shipment of 8,000 French-language books exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration and dedication.
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Coverage of French Book Distribution in Kinshasa
Check out these videos of local news coverage of recent French book distribution in Kinshasa, in partnership with The Bythiah Project!
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Books For Africa Executive Director Visits Partners in Ghana, Sierra Leone
Books For Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski travelled overseas earlier this month to visit with partners in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
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Roswell Couple Ships Two Million Books to Zimbabwe
Claude and Barbara Mayfield spent two decades operating a business in South Africa, but their most significant contribution to the continent came during retirement.
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Books For Africa Works with Educate Tanzania to get Books to Karuco College
Books For Africa, with generous sponsorship from the local group Educate Tanzania, recently shipped a diverse collection of books to KARUCO College in Tanzania. Read more about these books, including specialized agriculture books, in our latest success story!
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