July 26th, 2010
A recent New York Times editorial cites new research showing that kids who grow up in homes with many books receive the equivalent of three years more schooling than kids without books—yet another reason to help BFA put books in the hands of African children. Click on the link above for more info...
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June 30th, 2010
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (RKMC) Law Firm in Atlanta hosted an extraordinary evening on June 25, 2010, presenting Books For Africa to members of the Atlanta community. Lisa Heller, a managing partner at RKMC, hosted the event, and Nina Sharpe and Joshua Navarro with RKMC organized a beautiful event at the City Club of Buckhead. In attendance were Vince Farley, Honorary Counsel of the Republic of Mali, and well as the Honorary Counsel of the Republic of Botswana and other dignitaries. A focus of the event was the Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative of Books For Africa, which sends books to African law schools. Click on the link above for more info and photos...
June 10th, 2010
Minnesota Monthly recently posted a slideshow of the annual Books For Africa fundraising luncheon and reception that was held on April 28, 2010. His Excellency Daniel Ohene Agyekum, Ghana's Ambassador to the U.S., was our special guest and keynote speaker. Click on the link above to view the slideshow...
June 7th, 2010
Books For Africa celebrated the one-year anniversary of its warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, with a volunteer appreciation party on May 8, 2010. The event featured musical entertainment by the Books For Africa warehouse band. Tom Gitaa, BFA board president, thanked everyone in the Atlanta area for the tremendous support provided over the past year, noting that the thousands of warehouse volunteers have exceeded our wildest expectations. Thank you, Atlanta! Click on the link above to view more photos...
June 4th, 2010
The Honorable Ombeni Sefue, Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S., hosted a reception in honor of Books For Africa’s Summit Society members on May 10, 2010, at the Tanzanian Embassy in Washington D.C. Ambassador Sefue is honorary chairman of BFA’s Summit Society, which is made up of BFA’s top-tier donors. The Washington D.C. reception at the Tanzanian Embassy was attended by BFA donors, board of directors members, diplomatic representatives from other African embassies in Washington, and representatives of the USAID Africa Education Initiative. Ambassador Sefue thanked all BFA donors for their generous financial support and noted to the group, “Without a book, how can any learning occur?” Click on the link above to view more photos…
June 3rd, 2010
Books For Africa collected books and had an information booth at the Minnesota Zoo over Memorial Day weekend in support of the Zoo’s new exhibit, Faces of the African Forest. Pictured here are five-year-old Simon and his mother, Brenda, along with BFA board member Henry Bromelkamp. Books For Africa thanks the Zoo guests for their generous donations!
