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Books For Africa held its 2024 Minnesota Warehouse Party in July! It was a chance to get together with BFA supporters and some very special guests! Read more and check out the photo slideshow here!

Local news channel KSTP was on the scene at the BFA warehouse to film the visit of the Mandela Fellows on their day of service.

Northfield Rotary was presented with the 2024 Kilimanjaro Society Award from Books For Africa (BFA) “for advancing education in Africa."

A group of volunteers spent their Juneteenth in a Marietta warehouse, packing boxes of books for kids in need in Africa.

The Northfield Rotary Club has been designated as the Books For Africa Kilimanjaro Society Award winner for 2024. This prestigious award recognizes a top donor to Books For Africa for the year.

For children caught in the middle of the 1994 Rwanda genocide that killed over 800,000 people, a book in their hands made a world of difference.  For the Rwandan ambassador to the United States, Mathilde Mukantabana, there were instances in her life during the genocide that the few books she could get hold of as she moved between countries as a refugee helped her see the light through the darkness. This was a reality for many, especially children, she said.