Africa: Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and Books For Africa Donate 20,000 Books to Tanzania Schools

The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), a non-governmental, philanthropic organization focused on youth employment, widows cooperative, education, healthcare and infrastructural development, is set to deliver a total of 20,000 academic books to five secondary schools, plus a University and a Primary school, in the Bagamoyo region of Tanzania. A celebration of the donation of books is scheduled tomorrow morning. The initiative is part of its continuing effort to promote literacy in the continent of Africa. UNICEF reports Tanzania's total adult literacy rate is 67.8 percent.

Since 2010, the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has partnered with Books For Africa, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, to fight illiteracy and promote education. Their combined efforts are aimed at ensuring African schools and libraries – including those in hard to reach communities – are sufficiently equipped with reading materials.

"Our partnership with Books For Africa is paying great dividends and I am happy that we can help provide access to books for as many children as possible in our continent," said Sir Emeka Offor. "Without education, people cannot create their own solution."