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"A Minnesota organization is making its way to Red Wing this Saturday to raise money for books for youth in Africa. Books for Africa plans to lead a community hike up Barn Bluff to enjoy great views of the city while also helping to fill bookshelves in Uganda.

Million Books for The Gambia [Books For Africa], a non-profit organisation dedicated to donating free books to schools, has delivered another 40-foot container filled with educational materials to institutions across the country to Gambian schools.

The ambassador of the East African nation of Djibouti, a country of 1.1 million people about the size of Belize, is set to headline Books for Africa’s annual fundraiser in Atlanta. Ambassador Mohamed Siad Doualeh, who also serves as permanent representative of Djibouti to the United Nations, will deliver a speech at the Sept. 5 luncheon at the Buckhead Club.  

The Oseadeeyo kwasi Akuffo foundation (OKWAF), in collaboration with Books for Africa (BFA), a United States-based Non-Governmental Organization, has donated 150 tablets with preloaded educational materials to five basic schools in Aburi, Eastern Region.

In this podcast episode of Care Anywhere, host Lea Sims sits down with Louis Brownstone, President of WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions, to explore how one of the largest global staffing organizations is giving back to nursing education. Louis shares how his international experiences shaped his commitment to global citizenship, leading to his collaboration with Books for Africa.

A literacy program in South Sudan shows how global organizations now under threat work together.