July 17th, 2012
In the past year, BFA sent 205 containers of books to 22 different African nations. That means that more than 2.2 million books (worth more than $28 million) were shipped to people who are hungry to read and hungry to learn. That is more books than we have ever sent in a one year period! Among those books, fourteen law libraries were sent to law schools and legal groups in Africa through our special Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative.
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July 10th, 2012
BFA is a regional finalist for: Charity of the Year & the Disaster & International Aid Award. The CLASSY Awards are the premier Non-Profit Awards in the United States.
June 15th, 2012
Support a local book shop and a local non-profit when you purchase I Am Because We Are, by Betty Press, at Common Good Books at their new Snelling Avenue location in St. Paul, MN. But hurry! Supplies are limited.
June 4th, 2012
Books For Africa has been honored with a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the sixth consecutive year. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest evaluator of charities. They provide ratings for over 5,000 American charities based on Financial Health and Accountability and Transparency. Books For Africa is proud to be recognized for continuing to offer excellent services as one of the most highly rated organizations in the country.
May 25th, 2012
Books For Africa was proud to host His Excellency Elkanah Odembo, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States, as keynote speaker for fundraising events on May 8th and May 9th. His speech described the incredible impact that books will have in his home country as the foundations of a strong education system. "There is not a single more important investment than that which we are making in education, absolutely none." – Ambassador Elkanah Odembo
