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For Northfield’s Charlie Cogan and Cerif Keita, donating French-language books to students in West Africa is all about building amities — friendships.

Tempo Afric, a news agency highlighting matters that concern Africa and the African diaspora, sat down to interview BFA Project Manager Erin Moran about all the ins and outs of BFA operations, including some of the most recent projects and successes and how to get involved!

Two years ago, Amir Doctry and his students in the Global Citizens class at Renaissance at Rand Middle School began a unique project.Known as G.L.E.A.N., the Global Learning Exchange of All Nations, the project is a partnership of schools and students representing nine countries who work together to provide help to schools in Tanzania and get to know each other in the process. 

Claude and Barbara Mayfield have been working with Books For Africa to bring books to rural Zimbabwe since 2012. Through leveraging high-level funding opportunities, this partnership has brought 1.4 million books and counting to the children of Zimbabwe!

Back in August of 2021, Books For Africa worked with MoneyGram to fund a 40-foot container of books for Global Kids Organisation (GKO) in Ghana, and recently heard back with feedback and photos from the distribution!

In an effort to improve the learning environment for pupils at Rwemiyenje Primary School in Rwampara district, the good Samaritans of Butakara Foundation in partnership with Africa Strong from the USA have donated 3000 textbooks and constructed buildings worth $30,000.