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“Each day one in three children in Africa cannot afford to go to school and 70% of those out of school are girls. From antiquity to this day, women have shown that they are brilliant and formidable leaders. However, the literacy rate of women particularly in developing countries continues to lag behind the literacy rate of men. We know that there are even some countries where girls have to be educated in secret for fear of their lives. The education of girls is paramount in the fight against poverty, infant, child and maternal mortality and national under-development.”

BFA was selected as one of twelve lucky organizations to have members of the Atlanta Falcons join us as volunteers as a part of their “Hometown Huddle” community service initiative! Sporting their jerseys and enthusiastic attitudes, fourteen Falcons rookies came into the BFA Atlanta warehouse to sort and pack books.

In November 2010, Course Hero set out to do something truly powerful for the landscape of education through the launch of the Knowledge Drive. In partnership with Books For Africa, the Knowledge Drive was established to build a better academic resource for students and a brighter future for children in Africa. Just over a year and a half later, that mission has been achieved and surpassed in brilliant fashion, as the Knowledge Drive recently passed 50,000 books donated to Books For Africa and children abroad. The support from students has been awe-inspiring, and it is because of their tremendous dedication that something of such philanthropic power has been accomplished.

This past weekend, Books For Africa partnered with the African Development Center (ADC) [http://www.adcminnesota.org/] to host the Mobilizing Diaspora Connections Conference. Connections within the African community in Minnesota make it possible to deliver services to those that need them the most. As the hosts of the conference, BFA and ADC wanted to celebrate the connections that are necessary to promote economic and community development both in the Twin Cities as well as in Africa.

Sixteen year-old Eagle Scout and book lover, Manvir Singh Bhagrath, shared his time, resources, and hard work with Books For Africa’s mission. In late August, Manvir called the BFA Atlanta warehouse to make sure employees would be there to receive his donations. Several hours later, the young man arrived to deliver a virtual vanload of books and school supplies.