July 7th, 2005
Elementary School Children Donate $2,439 to Books For Africa as Net Proceeds From Pickle Sales—Meet the newest members of the Books For Africa Kilimanjaro Society! Kindergarten students at George Elementary School in Arkansas sold pickles for 50 cents apiece in their school to raise funds to ship books to Africa. The students also coordinated the shipment of a truckload of textbooks from Arkansas to Minnesota for shipment to Africa. The students were inspired by their teacher, Karen Wiggins, who is traveling to do mission work in Tanzania, East Africa. Books For Africa thanks the students of George Elementary School for their dedication to helping children in Africa to learn.
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March 30th, 2005
On February 19, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Jimmy Kolker officially handed over a donation of more than 10,000 textbooks to Islamic University in Mbale. Islamic University Rector Dr. Ahmad Kamal Sengendo received the donation on behalf of the University. The U.S. Embassy will also be donating books to dozens of primary schools around the country.
February 25th, 2005
Books For Africa recently partnered with the World Bank Book Project, Global Transitions International, the U.S. Departments of Defense and State, Bromelkamp Company, and the Donaldson Foundation, to ship 100,000 books to the Rotary Club of Eshowe, South Africa. Pictured above are students in Eshowe receiving the first of three containers of books.
Books For Africa board members and staff recently hosted Congresswoman Betty McCollum of St. Paul, Minnesota as well as representatives of the Minnesota Trade Office and the Corporate Council on Africa at a warehouse tour. The group discussed opportunities for increased cooperation between Books For Africa, government entities, the For-Profit sector, and key non-profits such as Rotary International.
February 3rd, 2005
Books For Africa partnered with the United Nation Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), FORGE, and the World Refugee Academy (WRA) to send a container to Lusaka, Zambia, to establish a library at the Meheba Refugee Camp in Zambia.
December 21st, 2004
Stephanie Hazen, U.S. Peace Corp Volunteer, organized a shipment from Books For Africa to Kameru Senior Primary School in Opuwo, Namibia. This container was sent through the generosity of the Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation.
