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A container of books for Shakawe Senior Secondary School, captained by Rachel Corney and sponsored in part by BetterWorld Trust, has arrived in Botswana! 

KSTP‬ highlights the Humphrey International Fellows as they helped pack books at Books For Africa.

A recent shipment of 8,000 French-language books exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration and dedication.

Adam Lerner, CEO and Publisher of Lerner Publishing Group, recently visited Mashati Secondary School in the Rombo District of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. In this school, students receive books from the Books for Africa program. Because of the Lerner family’s generosity to the program, they are building a new school library in honor of Harry Lerner, founder of Lerner Publishing Group.

A new library at Lirhanda Friends Secondary School in Kenya is established in memory of beloved Duke University Librarian and Carillonneur Sam Hammond, continuing his lifelong dedication to books and education.

Books For Africa Board Member and Minnesota resident Lilian Otieno recently visited her alma mater in Kenya, where she joined the First Lady of Migori County for a ceremony distributing 22 boxes of books to Manyatta Secondary School. The event was part of a larger five-container shipment of 125,000 donated books to Kenyan schools and communities, made possible through partners including Giving Hands Nonprofit, BetterWorld Trust, and other generous sponsors.