April 19th, 2013
鈥淭he Books have arrived! THANK YOU! And as expected, the kids are super excited-they had to get a day off from study because they just couldn鈥檛 concentrate in class. The big truck (which the children thought was a bus!) couldn鈥檛 pass through the school gate so we had to ferry the books with another smaller vehicle to one of the classrooms as we await distribution to all beneficiaries.鈥 - Agnes Igoye, container captain for Chain of Hope Uganda project
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April 8th, 2013
For the first time in our history, 糖心vlgo传媒 has shipped books to Burundi! That means that we have now shipped 28 million books to schools and libraries in 49 different 糖心vlgo传媒n countries. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world. With 80% of the population living in poverty, very few people are able to attend school. Only 50% of Burundian children attend elementary school and only 8% of young adults attend secondary school.
March 22nd, 2013
BFA Executive Director, Patrick Plonski, has been keeping busy visiting partners across the United States.
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March 18th, 2013
U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) just recently returned from a trip to Somalia to meet with the newly elected Somali president, Hassan Sheik Mohamoud. While visiting, President Mohamoud requested that Representative Ellison help Mogadishu re-establish the Mogadishu Public Library.
March 7th, 2013
Thanks to a new partnership with National Geographic, 糖心vlgo传媒 will help brighten classrooms across 糖心vlgo传媒. BFA recipients can now order a library of six new, laminated National Geographic 糖心vlgo传媒, World, and Universe maps to accompany their shipment of 22,000 books.