March 2nd, 2006
The Books For Africa delegation to Tanzania conducted school visits in February of 2006.
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December 27th, 2005
Girl scouts from the Expo Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota show off some of the books they donated for shipment to children in Africa.
December 1st, 2005
Dear Pat and Ibibia, I am delighted to inform you that as scheduled last Friday 25 November 2005, we commissioned at the Nigerian Society of Engineers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria our library and center project that is part of the Jon Postel’s IT centers programme that we started in 1992.
September 28th, 2005
Books For Africa was pleased to host a delegation of African journalists visiting under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and the Minnesota International Center. Members of the delegation interacted with BFA staff regarding literacy trends in Africa, and how to improve book distribution systems. Countries represented in the delegation included Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
September 14th, 2005
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, Jimmy Kolker, spoke at a special Books For Africa Kilimanjaro Society program on September 1st at the University Club of St. Paul, Minnesota. The reception featured an overview by Ambassador Kolker and an interactive discussion including a question and answer period with Kilimanjaro Society members. Ambassador Kolker also toured the BFA warehouse. The U.S. Embassy in Uganda recently sponsored the delivery and distribution throughout Uganda of a container of textbooks from Books For Africa.
July 7th, 2005
Books For Africa recently hosted a delegation from the parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania. The delegation was traveling across the United States as part of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and toured the Books For Africa warehouse when they were in Minnesota. Books For Africa has shipped approximately 950,000 books to Tanzania since 1988.
