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The ambassador of the East African nation of Djibouti, a country of 1.1 million people about the size of Belize, is set to headline Books for Africa’s annual fundraiser in Atlanta. Ambassador Mohamed Siad Doualeh, who also serves as permanent representative of Djibouti to the United Nations, will deliver a speech at the Sept. 5 luncheon at the Buckhead Club.  

The Oseadeeyo kwasi Akuffo foundation (OKWAF), in collaboration with Books for Africa (BFA), a United States-based Non-Governmental Organization, has donated 150 tablets with preloaded educational materials to five basic schools in Aburi, Eastern Region.

In this podcast episode of Care Anywhere, host Lea Sims sits down with Louis Brownstone, President of WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions, to explore how one of the largest global staffing organizations is giving back to nursing education. Louis shares how his international experiences shaped his commitment to global citizenship, leading to his collaboration with Books for Africa.

A literacy program in South Sudan shows how global organizations now under threat work together.

The stacks of libraries across Kenya will soon be a little thicker, thanks to a collaboration between a U.S.-based university and two nonprofit organizations to send 50,000 books to the East African country.

Communities in Africa are getting the chance to become readers through a donation program across Charleston County School District classrooms and libraries.