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Celebrating World Book Day 2023: New books bring smiles to Zimbabwean children around Gonarezhou National Park!

AWCF Paw Press

March 15th, 2023

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.

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Afro Deli and Restaurants owner is Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year

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!

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BFA Releases 2022 Annual Report, Highlighting the Shipment of 3.2 million Books to 27 African Countries

February 22nd, 2023

Books For Africa has released its fiscal year 2022 Annual Report! Check out the news, success stories, and a selection of curated photo highlights from recipients.

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MLK Day of Service Volunteers Show Up in Force

February 6th, 2023

Books For Africa has a long tradition of hosting large volunteer groups on MLK Day, and this year local media in Georgia turned out to hear more from BFA staff and the nearly 100 volunteers that joined us for this important day of service.

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Atlanta Teens' Books For Africa Project Attracts Media Attention

January 31st, 2023

Despite their youth, a team of teenagers in Atlanta sent tens of thousands of books to students in Africa through their foundation Child2Child Book Foundation. Hear more about their story!

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