Charles Adams Cogan
Minnpost
August 3rd, 2023
In this op-ed for Minnpost, BFA Board Member Charlie Cogan discusses the recent coup in Niger, and the broader challenges and opportunities facing Africa's Sahel region:
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KSTP
July 20th, 2023
The Mandela Fellows visited Books For Africa's St. Paul warehouse to help sort books in honor of the Mandela Day of Service on July 18, 2023.
June 14th, 2023
Books For Africa leadership was in Washington, D.C. for our annual Summit Society Reception, and to attend the US Global Leadership Coalition annual summit!
May 31st, 2023
2023 has been a record setting year at Books For Africa! As we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30th, we hope to surpass 4 million books shipped to Africa this year, which would represent an all-time high-water mark. We are thrilled to bring this momentum into our 35th anniversary year, which will culminate in our A Book For Every Child Gala in September!
Morgan Wolfe
NBC KARE-11
March 15th, 2023
Long time friend of BFA Abdirahman Kahin was recently named the Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year. Read more and see the interview from local NBC affiliate KARE-11. Our congratulations to Kahin and the Afro Deli team!
AWCF Paw Press
At the end of 2022, a delivery of 56 boxes of books arrived in Zimbabwe, heading straight for schools around Gonarezhou National Park (GNP). Through a long-term partnership with Zambezi Schoolbook Project and Books For Africa, AWCF has been able to establish 108 fully stocked libraries and are now at the stage of replenishing and supplementing the libraries with fresh stories and educational books for the pupils.