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Now you can buy a BFA T-shirt from anywhere in the world from the Out of Print website! Proceeds from shirt sales will be used to send even more books to children in Africa. Click on the link above for more details...

Books For Africa hosted two events celebrating modern African literature on October 9, 2010. The first was a Conference on African Literature at the Humphrey Center at the University of Minnesota, featuring a panel discussion and readings from three distinguished authors: Alexandra Fuller (Zimbabwe), Uwem Akpan (Nigeria), and Billy Karanja Kahora (Kenya). Thomson Reuters was the Presenting Sponsor. Click on the link above for more info and to view event photos...

In April of 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Stuart Symington and a group of Peace Corps Volunteers delivered 22,000 BFA books to 41 schools in Rwanda. The container was funded by the U.S. Embassy and USAID/Rwanda, in consultation with the Ministry of Education. Officiating at a book distribution at Groupe Scolaire Mukamira, Ambassador Symington told the students, "“Learning is good and interesting when you share with others. Make sure you read those books to your brothers and sisters." Click on the link above for more info...

Minnesota Public Radio recently did a great story on Books For Africa in conjunction with last weekend's Conference on African Literature. Click on the link above to read or listen to the story...

Books For Africa Executive Director Pat Plonski recently visited the offices of Book Aid International in London, England, to share ideas and discuss opportunities for collaboration in shipping more books to children in Africa. Pictured here is the Book Aid team.

In May of 2010, a BFA container of books was distributed at Kidera Primary School and Tororo Girls School in northern Uganda. Seth Eggessa of the Roseville Rotary in Minnesota spearheaded this project. Seth is originally from Uganda and funded the book shipment with the help of several Rotary clubs and Ameriprise. Click on the link above to view a slideshow of the books being given to the students in Uganda...