Books For Africa Warehouse Grand Opening

Ruth Knoll, Secretary for the Andrah Foundation, visits with Dr. Cyril August Chami, Tanzanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Father Robert Koopman of St. John’s Abbey, in front of a container of textbooks bound for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This container was shipped to Tanzania as part of Books For Africa's grand opening of its new warehouse on September 27, 2006.

On September 27, 2006 as part of BFA grand opening activities for the new warehouse facilities, BFA announced a new partnership with the USAID African Education Initiative to ship 16 40-foot containers of textbooks to seven African countries. The first container was shipped on September 27th to Tumaini University in Iringa, Tanzania. Pictured above are BFA officials and Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S. Andrew Daraja; and Tanzanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Cyril August Chami. “Books For Africa is honored to host this Tanzanian delegation in Minnesota in conjunction with the grand opening of our newest warehouse facility and this announcement of a new partnership with USAID’s African Education Initiative,” said Books For Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski.