BFA Receptions with Rwandan and Ethiopian Ambassadors a Huge Success

Books For Africa was honored to host two African ambassadors on April 21, 2011, at a morning reception at Eastcliff on the University of Minnesota campus and at the annual BFA fundraising luncheon at the Town & Country Club of Saint Paul. At the events, His Excellency James Kimonyo, Rwanda's Ambassador to the U.S., and His Excellency Girma Birru Geda, Ethiopia's Ambassador to the U.S., both spoke about the importance of access to education and books in their countries.

View slideshow of the April 21 Eastcliff reception and Town & Country Club luncheon.

At the luncheon, Megan Meyer, founder of the nonprofit A Hand in Health, presented a slideshow of the book distribution in The Gambia that she organized. Meyer is currently fundraising to ship another BFA container of books, with the ultimate goal of sending 1 million books to The Gambia.