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Four teenagers have decided to help change the prospects of the ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n child by helping to improve English literacy on the continent through reading. 

Twenty-four ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ns from 15 countries who are part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n Leaders volunteered at the ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ warehouse in St. Paul (717 Prior Ave. N.) on July 14, where they sorted and packed books for students in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½.

Minnesota news source KSTP covered ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½'s luncheon with the Ambassador of Kenya to the U.S. and Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ welcomed His Excellency Lazarus Amayo, Ambassador of Kenya to the U.S., at a luncheon Friday at St. Paul’s University Club, which was also attended by Congresswoman Betty McCollum. The luncheon celebrated BFA being named a preferred partner of the Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Program.

ChildFund, The Gambia on Friday donated three (3) 40foot containers of textbooks worth $1,083,840.00 to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) to support children’s education across the country.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ recently welcomed a group of 24 young ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n leaders from 15 countries across the continent to our warehouse in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they met with BFA staff and board members and helped sort and pack books.