Books For Africa remains the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the African continent, shipping over 66 million books and serving all 55 countries on the African continent since 1988. Last year alone, Books For Africa shipped over 2.5 million books, valued at over $19 million, to 33 countries. Over 325,000 digital books were also shipped on computers and e-readers. Over $2.2 million was raised to ship these books to partners across Africa. Over 10,000 volunteers joined BFA staff in helping to pack these books for shipment to Africa.
This month, we are highlighting a container to the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Click here to learn more and donate, Univers Merveilleux des Maths et de la Lecture (Betty Nseka Songo) - DRC
To learn more about other groups currently fundraising to ship books to specific African countries, view the Projects page.
To learn more about the Girls Empowerment Collections, BFA Publishing, Law & Democracy Initiative, Agricultural Libraries, or French Books view the Special Initiatives page
Books For Africa is a simple idea, but its impact is transformative. For us, literacy is quite simply the bridge from misery to hope.
— Kofi Annan, former U.N. Secretary-General
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