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On June 9th, 2018, BFA held a ceremony in Atlanta to celebrate the departure of a shipping container to Central ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n Republic.  This historic container marked the achievement of BFA's long-standing goal of reaching all 55 countries on the ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n continent!

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½â€™s annual fundraising luncheon, "Education: Rooted in Reading," was highlighted by a keynote speech from His Excellency Edward Yakobe Sawerengera, Ambassador of Malawi to the United States!  The room was packed with over 300 BFA supporters and VIPs, including representatives from Presenting Sponsor Thomson Reuters, Platinum Sponsor Medtronic, as well as state and local government officials and judiciary members.

On April 19, 2018, U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team(CAT) 4032 delivered 27 boxes of donated books to the Garoua Regional Linguistic Center (Centre Linguistique Regional de Garoua) in Garoua, Cameroon in partnership with ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½.

In January 2018, a group of 23 ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ supporters visited Cape Town, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, with the purpose of raising funds in celebration of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½â€™s 30th Anniversary.  Following a series of site visits across South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, BFA representatives struck out to learn more from recipients about the challenges and success points of their projects.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Executive Director Patrick Plonski has spent the past 3 months in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ building relationships and visiting BFA recipients.  Following a tour celebrating BFA's 30th Anniversary and a series of partner meetings in Cape Town, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½,  the first leg of Patrick’s journey took him to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya.  The second half of his visit included stops in Ethiopia and Seychelles, as well as attending the World Literacy Summit in Oxford, England.

Following our 30th anniversary fundraising tour in Cape Town, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, BFA Founder Tom Warth and Executive Director Patrick Plonski embarked on a series of site visits to check in with recipients and learn about successes and challenges of their book projects.