Representative of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation Visits BFA Atlanta Warehouse

Representative of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation Visits BFA Atlanta Warehouse

Norm Linnell, BFA Board President (left), Inno Anoliefo (center), and a BFA warehouse staff memberBooks For Africa was honored this past week by and official visit from one a representative of one ofour largest partners, the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation.

Inno Anoliefo, a representative of the Foundation, came to our Atlanta warehouse to see where the books come from, how they are sorted, and to get to know the Books For Africa Shipment process. Books For Africa is pleased to work with the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation. Together, nearly 640,000 books—worth more than $6.5 million—have been shipped to students in Nigeria and The Gambia. BFA and the Foundation plan to ship even more throughout West Africa over the coming years.

While in the warehouse, Inno was greeted by a great group of volunteers from Georgia Institute of Technology, who were in the warehouse helping our staff sort, pack, and prep books for shipment.Norm Linnell, Inno Anoliefo, Brad Mattson, BFA  Development & Operations Officer, and GA Tech Volunteers