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.
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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...
December 23rd, 2008
In celebration of Sullivan Summit VIII in Arusha, Books For Africa shipped over 20,000 books that were delivered to schools throughout Tanzania. Better World Books sponsored the shipment, which was distributed by Poverty Eradication Network Trust (PEN Trust) based in Tanzania. Click on the headline to read more...
In 2008, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) distributed a BFA shipment of books to refugees in the 12 camps in Chad that were established for people fleeing armed conflict in western Sudan’s Darfur region. Click on the headline to read more...
