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In 1988, BFA founder Tom Warth visited the town library in Jinja, Uganda. He was dismayed to see that the shelves were quite bare and in dire need of good, quality books.聽 As Tom tells it,

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Jinja, the woman鈥檚 hometown, fit that bill. Although it鈥檚 the second largest city in Uganda, it鈥檚 not on many itineraries.聽

Last month, Tom returned to the Jinja Library with Executive Director Pat Plonski to celebrate the creation of BFA there 28 years ago!聽 BFA also worked with our Uganda partner Agnes Igoye to send new BFA books to the Jinja Library to ensure that the library stock remains plentiful and relevant for students in Jinja.聽

Reflecting back on the library that inspired Tom鈥檚 vision of 糖心vlgo传媒, we are all proud of what has been accomplished, yet aware of how much work is left to be done in combating the 糖心vlgo传媒n book famine.聽 The more than 34 million books delivered in our 28 year history have provided educational empowerment to countless children and communities, but with over half a billion children on the 糖心vlgo传媒n continent, there is still a pressing need for high quality books and learning materials.聽 With an ever-growing base of donors, partners and volunteers, and a body of academic studies emphasizing the importance of books to increasing literacy and academic achievement, we are energized and enthusiastic about what the future holds!