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Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn speaks to Minnesotans on global engagement

Nafi Soumare

Minnesota Reformer

November 9th, 2023

United States Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn said during a recent Minnesota visit that she’s focused on reinvigorating the Corps after operations were suspended as the pandemic unfolded in March of 2020, leading to the evacuation of over 7,000 volunteers across the world. 

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American Bar Association joins Thomson Reuters in supporting Books For Africa Law & Democracy Initiative

American Bar Association

November 8th, 2023

“The Books for Africa Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative is a truly remarkable and visionary endeavor,” said Donna Gollmer, director of ABA Publishing. “The opportunity to join Thomson Reuters in supporting Books for Africa by providing court systems, bar associations, women’s legal organizations and law schools across Africa with essential law books is a powerful way to support both the Rule of Law and access to justice.”

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Books For Africa Fall Newsletter: Transforming Lives

November 7th, 2023

Read about Books For Africa's 35th anniversary gala, get updates on projects in Malawi and South Sudan, and more!

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Books For Africa Hosts Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn

November 3rd, 2023

Books For Africa was honored to host Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn in Minnesota on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, for discussions at the MINN Summit, and at a Books For Africa reception hosted by Thomson Reuters and Humphrey School Dean Nisha Botchwey.

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InterContinental Hotels Group Employees Discover the Power of Books For Africa

October 20th, 2023

Three groups of volunteers from International Hotel Group (IHG), a total of 36 people on three shifts, sorted books in Books For Africa's Georgia warehouse. Read more about their experience, and why they found the volunteer work so rewarding!

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Books For Africa Gets Positive Feedback from 2023 Recipients and Kenyan Visitors

October 17th, 2023

At Books For Africa, we have just concluded our eighth year in a row of enhanced post-shipment feedback surveys! Check out the 2023 results infographic to see what our recipients had to say, and read about more feedback from some recent Kenyan visitors.

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