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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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.
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.
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!
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.
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!