June 3rd, 2009
ASEC-NW recently distributed 25,000 BFA books to 32 schools in the North-West region of Cameroon. Dr. John Suh Che is the registrar at National Polytechnic Bambui, one of the recipient schools. Dr. Che says that “the library is now quite busy” and “the quality of the books is wonderful.” Dr. Che also makes a plea for more books, noting that they now have “a total of just 5,500 books for the library of a higher institution of learning, which is of course grossly insufficient.” Click on the link to read more and view photos of the library and school.
Read More...
May 6th, 2009
The Honorable Ombeni Sefue, Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S., addressed supporters at Books For Africa's annual fundraising luncheon on April 29, 2009, at the St. Paul Town & Country Club. It was our most successful event to date. Also in attendance was former Vice President Walter Mondale, co-chair of BFA's Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative. Thanks to the generous donations of attendees, Books For Africa will be able to send books to children in parts of Africa where the need is greatest for years to come. Click on the link to view photos of the event...
April 16th, 2009
In March 2009, Marines from the 9th Provisional Security Force, a reserve unit stationed in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, began delivering approximately 15,000 BFA books and Marine-built bookcases to primary and secondary schools across Djibouti as well as the University of Djibouti. Click on headline to read more and view slideshow.
March 24th, 2009
Books For Africa recently sent its first-ever shipment of books to Mozambique. Here are photos of first and second graders from Ray of Light School with their new books! This shipment was sent thanks to funding from Better World Books. Click on the headline to view more photos...
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...
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.
