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Top Students from the Msalato School for Girls in Tanzania Receive BFA Books

October 13th, 2008

Students from the Msalato School For Girls in Dodoma, Tanzania, recently received books from Books For Africa.

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Books For Africa to host a Delegation of African Journalists

September 28th, 2008

Books For Africa was pleased to host a delegation of African journalists visiting under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and the Minnesota International Center. Members of the delegation interacted with BFA staff regarding literacy trends in Africa, and how to improve book distribution systems. Countries represented in the delegation included Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.

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"Million Book March" program in Liberia working with Books For Africa

March 11th, 2008

Students attend the kickoff of the Million Book March at an elementary school in Monrovia, Liberia. USAID Africa Education Initiative funded a grant to Visions In Action, who is partnering with Books For Africa, to ship one million books to Liberia. Each primary school will receive 500 books, and each secondary school will receive 2,000 books.

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