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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.

In July, Books For Africa shipped a container of over 40,000 books to support Shakawe Secondary School, a school in the small town of Shakawe in northwest Botswana. Read more about this initiative and partnership, including with sponsor BetterWorld Trust, here!

On Thursday, July 18th, the BFA Atlanta warehouse hosted a group of 30 Mandela Washington Fellow volunteers. As part of their celebration and community engagement in recognition of Mandela Day, Dr. Bezuneh and his team coordinate a volunteer experience with Books for Africa each year.

BFA partner Saida Hassan recently held a Free Book Event in Mogadishu, which drew crowds of people eager to take BFA books home!

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.