Books For Africa

10/12/2026

Reminder: Help Us Reach Our Goal for Read to Rise: Namibia! 📚🌍

There is still time to make a difference this month! Our October Featured Project of the Month, Read to Rise: Namibia, is working to deliver 25,000 books to underserved schools and communities across Namibia.

The Partnership: Books For Africa is partnering with the Southern Africa School of Project Management to support vital library development and literacy initiatives.

The Goal: We are working toward a fundraising goal of $21,150 to cover essential shipping and handling costs.

Every contribution helps put books directly into the hands of students eager to learn and read.

👉 Support the project and donate here: https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/donate-project/namibia/read-to-rise-namibia.html

10/06/2026

📚 BOOKS FOR AFRICA’S OCTOBER FEATURED PROJECT OF THE MONTH!

🌟 Read to Rise Namibia 🌟

This October, Books For Africa is proud to spotlight Read to Rise Namibia, a social impact initiative of the Southern Africa School of Project Management!

📖 The goal? Help deliver at least 25,000 books to underserved schools and communities across Namibia.

Access to books opens doors to literacy, learning, confidence, and opportunity. By supporting this project, you can help put more books into the hands of students and inspire brighter futures through education.

🚚 Fundraising goal: $21,150 to support shipping and handling. Just $25 ships 30 books!

💙 Join Books For Africa in helping Read to Rise Namibia bring the power of books to more students and communities!

👉 Learn more and support the project:
https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/donate-project/namibia/read-to-rise-namibia.html

Every child deserves a book. Every community deserves a library. Every nation deserves a future built on literacy, opportunity, and hope.

09/28/2026

📚✨ Celebrating Books, Partnerships & Impact in Atlanta! ✨📚

Thank you to everyone who joined Books For Africa last Friday, September 25th at the Buckhead Club for our 2026 Atlanta Fundraiser! We were honored to hear from His Excellency Ambraham Mengistu Gemechu, Deputy Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, and Ginger Patton Schmidt of Better World Books, along with inspiring remarks from Books For Africa leaders and supporters.

A special thank-you to our generous sponsors — Stillman Family Foundation, Better World Books, MK Management Company, Norfolk Southern, JML Textbook Warehouse, and Perry Mitchell & Pam Woodley — for helping make this event possible. ❤️📖

Together, we’re putting books into the hands of readers across Africa and expanding access to education, opportunity, and knowledge.

Thank you for helping us turn pages into possibilities! 🌍📚

09/18/2026

📣 GOOD NEWS — REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED! 📚🌍

Still hoping to join us for the Books For Africa Annual Atlanta Luncheon? You’re in luck! We’ve extended registration so there’s still time to be part of this special event.

Join us on September 25 at The Buckhead Club for an inspiring afternoon celebrating the power of books, literacy, and education across Africa.

🌍 Books For Africa Annual Atlanta Luncheon
📅 September 25, 2026
📍 The Buckhead Club
🕦 Check-in: 11:30 a.m.
🕛 Program: Noon–1:00 p.m.

We’re especially excited to feature Books For Africa Board President Fatima Lawson as part of this year’s program!

Come connect with fellow supporters, hear about the impact of Books For Africa, and learn how together we can continue putting books into the hands of African children and communities.

Registration is still open — but don’t wait!

📚 Register today and join us in advancing literacy across Africa! 🌍

Register here: https://charity.pledgeit.org/BFAATL

09/16/2026

📚💙 Celebrating 38 Years of Books, Service & Impact! 🌍

A big thank-you to the St. Paul Rotary Club for welcoming Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of Books For Africa, and for highlighting the power of books to transform lives across the African continent.

For 38 years, Books For Africa has worked to put books and educational resources into the hands of readers throughout Africa. With shipments of approximately 22,000 books in a 40-foot container, every partnership helps bring knowledge, opportunity, and hope to communities.

We’re grateful to St. Paul Rotary for supporting literacy and for sharing our mission with your members and community. Together, we can keep the books moving! 📦📖🌍

Thank you, St. Paul Rotary, for helping us turn books into opportunity!



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📚 38 Years. 65 Million Books. Every African Country.

Last week, the Rotary Club of Saint Paul welcomed Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of Books For Africa, the world’s largest shipper of donated text and library books to the African continent.

Patrick shared how Books For Africa ships about 22,000 books at a time in 40-foot containers, helping put books and educational resources into the hands of readers across Africa.

Thank you, Patrick, for sharing the incredible impact of Books For Africa with our club!

09/14/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER!🚨

Don’t miss the Books For Africa Annual Atlanta Luncheon on September 25th at The Buckhead Club!

We’re excited to feature our very own Board President, Fatima Lawson, as we gather to celebrate the power of books, literacy, and opportunity across Africa. 📚🌍

📅 September 25, 2026
📍 The Buckhead Club - 3344 Peachtree Rd NE #2600 Atlanta, GA 30326
🕦 Check-in:11:30 a.m.
🍽️ Program: Noon–1:00 p.m.

This is your LAST DAY to register—reserve your spot today and join us for an inspiring afternoon supporting Books For Africa’s mission!

👉 Register today and be part of the celebration! https://charity.pledgeit.org/BFAATL

09/14/2026

📚 September Featured Project: Onesimos Nesib Library in Hurumu, Ethiopia

A quick reminder about this month’s Books For Africa Featured Project!

The Onesimos Nesib Library in Hurumu, Oromia, is an important learning resource for students, educators, and community members. Books For Africa is working to provide a container of educational books to help expand access to knowledge and strengthen learning opportunities in the community.

Our goal is to raise funds to ship books covering:

📖 STEM, science & technology
🌱 Agriculture & health sciences
🎓 Education, economics & social sciences
📚 English-language literacy and learning materials

Every donation helps put valuable knowledge into the hands of students, teachers, and lifelong learners.

❤️ Help us reach our goal and support the Onesimos Nesib Library!

👉 Learn more and support this month’s Featured Project:
https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/donate-project/ethiopia/books-for-the-onesimos-nesib-library-in-hurumu-oromia-ethiopia.html

09/09/2026

Good meetings today at the African Union Embassy in Washington, DC. Books For Africa presented to the African Diplomatic Corps (about 40 countries represented today), visited with various individual ambassadors, connected with Books For Africa donors and partners (including Libraries for Kids), and signed a special MOU with Pax Agricultura witnessed by African Union Ambassador H.E. Gaspar to ship many containers of books to Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Angola, and other countries. We also handed out 50 Merck / MSD e readers loaded with medical books to all diplomatic representatives.

09/08/2026

📚✨ Small Girl, Big Dreams: Meet Sophia!✨📚

At just 12 years old, Sophia from Seattle, Washington, decided she wanted to make a difference — one book at a time. ❤️

Earlier this year, Sophia launched her own community book drive, “Before the Bookmark,” with a goal of collecting books for children across Africa. With the incredible support of her community, she collected more than 400 books, packed them into 7 boxes, and raised funds to help get them to Books For Africa.

But Sophia didn’t stop there. When she learned that it costs just 50 cents to put a book into the hands of a child in Africa, she set aside part of the money she raised to help with the next step of the journey. 🌍📖

From children’s books to books for older readers, Sophia collected something for everyone — because she knows firsthand the magic that books can bring.

“When I started this effort, I was not sure how this would turn out, and I thought, it’s just me, can I really make a difference? But one step at a time I kept going.” — Sophia

She even sold handmade crafts at her local farmers market to help raise money for the project, and her Seattle community rallied behind her big dream.

Sophia hopes her story will inspire other kids to believe that they can make a difference, too. And we couldn't agree more. 💙

Thank you, Sophia, for reminding us that you’re never too young to change the world — and that sometimes, a small idea can become something much bigger than you ever imagined. 🌍❤️📚

Small girl. Big dreams. Hundreds of books. One incredible impact.

09/04/2026

📚🌍 WE’RE MAKING HEADLINES IN ATLANTA!

We’re excited to share that Global Atlanta is spotlighting Books For Africa’s upcoming Atlanta fundraiser, featuring His Excellency Binalf Andualem Ashenef, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States.

The Books For Africa Annual Fundraising Luncheon will take place Friday, September 25, at The Buckhead Club in Atlanta.

Our goal is to raise $100,000 to help Books For Africa continue its mission of ending Africa’s book famine and expanding access to books and educational resources across the continent. Global Atlanta reports that Books For Africa has shipped 65 million books to all 55 African countries since 1988, including 2.5 million books last year alone.

There’s still time to join us for this special event and help us close the fundraising gap!

📅 September 25, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:00 PM
📍 The Buckhead Club | Atlanta, GA

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://charity.pledgeit.org/BFAATL

Learn more - Read the Global Atlanta story: https://www.globalatlanta.com/ethiopian-envoy-to-headline-books-for-africa-fundraiser/

Come be part of an inspiring conversation about Ethiopia, literacy, education, and the power of books to transform lives.

📖 Every book shipped is an opportunity. Every reader is a future.

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