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ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½: Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Donate 20,000 Books to Tanzania Schools

The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), a non-governmental, philanthropic organization focused on youth employment, widows cooperative, education, healthcare and infrastructural development, is set to deliver a total of 20,000 academic books to five secondary schools, plus a University and a Primary school, in the Bagamoyo region of Tanzania. A celebration of the donation of books is scheduled tomorrow morning. The initiative is part of its continuing effort to promote literacy in the continent of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. UNICEF reports Tanzania's total adult literacy rate is 67.8 percent.

Since 2010, the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has partnered with ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, to fight illiteracy and promote education. Their combined efforts are aimed at ensuring ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n schools and libraries – including those in hard to reach communities – are sufficiently equipped with reading materials.

"Our partnership with ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ is paying great dividends and I am happy that we can help provide access to books for as many children as possible in our continent," said Sir Emeka Offor. "Without education, people cannot create their own solution."