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Pictured above in front of books earmarked for delivery to Hanga Abbey, Tanzania are Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S. Andrew Daraja; Father Robert Koopman of St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville; and Tanzanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Cyril August Chami. The group participated in the grand opening of Books For Africa's new warehouse on September 27, 2006.

David Murphy (CEO of Better World Books and BFA Ambassadors Circle Member) and Pat Plonski (Executive Director of Books For Africa) were on hand in Tanzania for a special ceremony with U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Michael Retzer and USAID Tanzania on July 14, 2006. The ceremony formally handed over one 40-foot container of textbooks to the people of Zanzibar. Pictured are students and teachers at Mtopepo B Primary School, Zanzibar, where the ceremony took place.

A Books For Africa delegation visited the Eshowe region of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa in October to inspect the distribution of approximately 100,000 textbooks by the Rotary Club of Eshowe. The Books For Africa delegation visited schools throughout the region, including schools that have received books and schools still waiting for book deliveries.

MONROVIA, Liberia — Books For Africa, a US-based private charity, in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Mercy Corps and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), announces the latest installment of books in an innovative drive that is delivering hundreds of thousands of books to African schools.

BFA warehouse manager Brad Mattson explains book sorting and shipping activities to a Liberian delegation touring the warehouse on May 2nd. The delegation discussed a collaborative proposal to ship large quantities of textbooks to Liberia on the heels of the recent election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated banker sworn in as Africa’s first female president. Alexander P. Gbayee, Liberia’s consul general, as well as representatives of Better World Books and the Liberian Literacy Foundation, joined in the day’s discussions about how best to combine efforts.

Books For Africa was invited to present to the African diplomatic corps of the United Nations at African Union offices in New York City on March 13, 2006. The agenda for the day included a presentation by Books For Africa regarding its activities, and a presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs on Millennium Project goals. Pictured above with BFA Executive Director Pat Plonski (left) is Sivu Maqungo, Minister Counselor of South Africa to the United Nations. His Excellency Maqungo chaired the day’s session at the African Union.