Teaming up to stop ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½'s 'book famine'
As one of the poorest regions in the world, ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ is all too familiar with famines.
But there is one shortage on the continent, home to about a billion people in more than 50 countries, that has stretched for decades and decades: The lack of books.
"The need is incredible," Patrick Plonski, executive director of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, said recently. "There is a huge demand. Our goal is to end the book famine in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½."