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Books For Africa partnered with BetterWorld Trust and the Ghana Book Trust to deliver 18,000 books to schools, libraries, and orphanages in Ghana. Together, they have provided more than 590,000 books over the past eight years to expand access to education.

"A Minnesota organization is making its way to Red Wing this Saturday to raise money for books for youth in Africa. Books for Africa plans to lead a community hike up Barn Bluff to enjoy great views of the city while also helping to fill bookshelves in Uganda.

Earlier this year, Books For Africa partnered with the Zambezi Schoolbook Project to ship 5 containers with nearly 350,000 books to Zimbabwe. Distribution is now underway and Books For Africa is pleased to share feedback from some of the partners on the project.

Books For Africa recently held its 2nd annual Georgia fundraiser luncheon, which was a great success! Attended by a total of 115 guests, which included a diplomat, a state representative, board members, corporate sponsors, volunteers, and even a former NBA player, it was a chance to reaffirm our shared commitment to education across the continent.

Million Books for The Gambia [Books For Africa], a non-profit organisation dedicated to donating free books to schools, has delivered another 40-foot container filled with educational materials to institutions across the country to Gambian schools.

Seventeen years ago, at the 20th Anniversary celebration of Books For Africa, we launched a law book program. Since the beginning of last year we have sent 20 law libraries to legal recipients in 12 African countries. We've sent a record number of our reference law libraries this year.