March 23rd, 2009
In February 2009, Eden Campus in South Africa was delighted to host the Books For Africa Cashless Market Day in Karatara's Protea Hall. A steady flow of representatives from local schools, libraries, outreach projects, and charities flowed through the hall, collecting free books to take back and share with their organizations. One beneficiary was heard saying, "It's like all of our Christmases wrapped into one!" The books were shipped to Eden Campus thanks to funding from importer MT Global. Click on the headline to read more...
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Books For Africa founder Tom Warth, the Dictionary Project Director Mary French, and Books For Africa Director Pat Plonski discussed strategies for getting more dictionaries into the hands of African children during a recent tour of the Books For Africa warehouse. The Dictionary Project has donated tens of thousands of dictionaries to Books For Africa over the years. “Dictionaries, and other reference material such as encyclopedia sets and atlases, are in high demand and are among the most important books that we send in our shipments to Africa,” Plonski said.
March 4th, 2009
Siena Jacobson, who lives in Germany, recently celebrated her 3rd birthday with a Mardi Gras-themed party for Books For Africa. Guests shared their love of reading by donating books, plus 50 cents per book to cover the cost of shipping them to Africa.
February 16th, 2009
In celebration of the holidays last December, the second graders of Room 2B and their families at Baker Demonstration School in Illinois gave the gift of books to children in Botswana in honor of their teachers. Click on the headline to read more...
February 2nd, 2009
Acclaimed author Alexandra Fuller has donated copies of her bestselling book "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood" to be included in upcoming BFA shipments. Click on the headline to read more...
January 29th, 2009
A delegation from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, recently visited the Books For Africa warehouse to discuss a collaborative project to ship books to schools and libraries in their state. Click on the headline to read more...
