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Pat Plonski, Executive Director of Books For Africa; Shaun Skelton, Executive Director of Visions In Action; and David Murphy, President of Better World Books, presented to the African Studies Association on November 20, 2010. The title of their presentation was "Providing Books For Schools and Libraries in Africa: What Is the Impact on Literacy?" The presentation focused on best practices, return on investment, and impacts of donated books on literacy across the African continent. Click on the link above for more info and to read the papers presented...

Now you can buy a BFA T-shirt from anywhere in the world from the Out of Print website! Proceeds from shirt sales will be used to send even more books to children in Africa. Click on the link above for more details...

Books For Africa hosted two events celebrating modern African literature on October 9, 2010. The first was a Conference on African Literature at the Humphrey Center at the University of Minnesota, featuring a panel discussion and readings from three distinguished authors: Alexandra Fuller (Zimbabwe), Uwem Akpan (Nigeria), and Billy Karanja Kahora (Kenya). Thomson Reuters was the Presenting Sponsor. Click on the link above for more info and to view event photos...

In June of 2010, a delegation from the National Bar Association, led by NBA President Mavis T. Thompson, witnessed the distribution of a BFA shipment of books sponsored by their organization. The Ghana Bar Association received a West core law library, and the Ghana Human Rights Commission received a collection of new human rights books, all generously donated by Thomson Reuters.