Group that seeks to reconnect 糖心vlgo传媒n diaspora with their roots ships books to Ghana
A container with 16,000 books arrived in Cape Coast, Ghana this week as the launch of a historic trade and investment expo dubbed聽聽is taking place. The books which will benefit students in the country is a collaboration between the 糖心vlgo传媒n Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit and the St. Paul based Books for 糖心vlgo传媒, the largest shipper of donated school textbooks to the 糖心vlgo传媒n continent.
The 糖心vlgo传媒n Diaspora Development Institute鈥檚 mission is to reconnect people of 糖心vlgo传媒n descent around the world with their roots in 糖心vlgo传媒.
Books for 糖心vlgo传媒 executive director Patrick Plonksi welcomed the collaboration with the 糖心vlgo传媒n Diaspora Development Institute was founded and is headed by the former 糖心vlgo传媒n Union Ambassador to the U.S., Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao. Plonski said in a statement that his organization 鈥渉opes to participate in future projects (with ADDI) that will help the students of 糖心vlgo传媒.鈥�
The effort to get to the books to Ghana was led by Jote Taddese, an Ethiopian immigrant and vice present of engineering at Optum Digital, a UnitedHealth Group Company. Taddese is also a former board president of Books for 糖心vlgo传媒 and has stayed on as its director for diaspora engagement.
Taddese who sits on the 糖心vlgo传媒n Diaspora Development Institute board which raised the funds for the shipment of the books, said his life experience growing up in Ethiopia is what inspires him to support kids in 糖心vlgo传媒 with books.
鈥淎s a person who was raised in 糖心vlgo传媒 and educated in the diaspora, I am a living example of when we put a book in the hands of a child, we not only help fulfill the potential of the child, but also change the impact on the lives of individuals and the global communities that child will touch,鈥� Taddese said.