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Students at the Catholic University of Sudan found a creative way to house their new BFA books: "We purchased a 40-foot sea container and had it remodeled and had shelves made and now it serves as a mini-provisional library. Saturday a group of students assisted in going through all the boxes . . . and re-sorted the books on the shelves so that now in most cases no more than two copies of any one book remain in the mini-library . . . and the rest are boxed and back in the first and smaller container. Students are excited about the situation . . . as a beginning!"

CNN recently posted a great story on their website about ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ and the need for books in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. It includes quotes and photos from Andrea Wall of PEN Trust in Tanzania, a nonprofit that has distributed many BFA shipments. Click on the headline above for a link to the story.

At the grand opening of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½'s new warehouse in the Atlanta metropolitan area in May 2009, James Kiiru, the Commercial Attaché to the Kenyan Embassy in Washington DC, praised BFA's work on behalf of the Honorable Peter Ogego, Kenya’s Ambassador to the U.S.: "ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ will forever be grateful to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ as its efforts continue to positively impact education development on the continent. It is good to know that someone cares. The Kenyan Embassy will do everything in its powers support you, as it believes in your dream." Click on the link to read a Mshale article and view photos of the grand opening.

President Obama recently gave a speech at Cairo University, which received a shipment of BFA books last March. The 40-foot sea container of approximately 18,000 books was sent to the university thanks to a grant from the OPEC Fund for International Development. Nine other containers were also sent through this grant to six North ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n countries to enhance schools and libraries by providing educational materials.