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36,000 Books Delivered to Support Literacy in Botswana

September 26th, 2023

Books For Africa was pleased to partner with a sponsor to ship a container of 36,000 books to Lowapi Study Centre in Botswana! Check out a special video message from Lowapi.

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Malawi Partnership Delivers for Students, Communities

September 1st, 2023

Late last year, Books For Africa (BFA), with the help of the Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Funded Transportation Program, sent 110,000 books to students in Malawi. The books, shared between Kamuzu University and the Malawi National Library Service, has positively impacted thousands of students of all ages across the country.

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Books For Africa Earns 12th Consecutive Top Rating by Charity Navigator

July 24th, 2023

Books For Africa is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned it a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator.

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Books For Africa Celebrates Most Successful Fiscal Year Ever in 2023: Over Four Million Books Shipped

July 17th, 2023

Books For Africa is celebrating its most successful year ever! In FY2023, which closed on June 30th, we shipped over 4 million books to the African continent. Read more in our story!

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Twin Cities Book Walk 2023 Raises Funds for African Literacy

June 27th, 2023

Tom Warth, who founded Books For Africa 35 years ago, led 25 supporters on an 11-mile Twin Cities Book Walk on June 24 from the Minneapolis Central Library to the George Latimer Central Library in downtown St. Paul.

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William Kamkwamba Headlines Books For Africa's Reading For All Fundraising Luncheon

May 1st, 2023

Books For Africa’s annual fundraising luncheon was held Friday, April 28th, 2023 at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year’s event, Reading For All, was highlighted by a keynote speech from William Kamkwamba, author and subject of bestseller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind!

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