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In summer 2023, ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ shipped a container of books to the Lowapi Study Centre in Botswana. Check out the arrival video and read about the incredible work they’ve been doing ever since!

Claude and Barbara Mayfield started a small books project in Zimbabwe in the 1990s when they retired from their textile business in South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. With the help of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ (BFA) and other nonprofits, the couple has sent two million books to over 60,000 students in rural Zimbabwe.

Earlier this year, ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ partnered with Libraries for Kids International to execute a project funded by the Grand Circle Foundation, a long-time ally. Together, we sent a 40-foot container of books to Amboseli, Kenya.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ recently sent a 10-container shipment of high-level books to Nigeria in partnership with the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation. VIPs were in attendance for the departure of the last containers.

Read about Paul and Diane Garrett, who founded BFA partner BetterWorld Trust! Their philanthropic journey began years ago in Malawi and has led them to sponsor countless book shipments for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n kids.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½'s 150th reference law library recently arrived at the Judicial Institute for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ (JIFA) in Cape Town, South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. Read more about this milestone and why our Law and Democracy Initiative is so important in our latest success story!