Books for Africa
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Books For Africa (BFA) is a
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA and has warehouses in St. Paul and Marietta, Georgia. Books For Africa is the largest shipper of donated text and library books[1] to the region, shipping over 50 million books and serving all countries in Africa since 1988. In the fiscal year of 2020, BFA shipped 3.7 million books valued at over $38 million, 167 computers and e-readers containing nearly 300,000 digital books, and six law and human rights libraries to 20 African countries. More than $3.2 million was raised in the same year to ship these books to the students of Africa.[2]
In order to cover shipping costs ($11,000 to ship a 40-foot container with approximately 22,000 books to an African seaport), Books For Africa relies on donations and partners with Better World Books, a social venture company that runs book drives to raise funding for literacy-based nonprofits. Better World Books is BFA's largest single source of funding and their largest source of post-secondary books.[citation needed]
Books For Africa has received nine consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator,[3] as well as a 100% rating in accountability and transparency. It meets all standards set by the Charities Review Council.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ Matemba-Mutasa, Panashe; Reporter, Mshale (2022-06-15). "Books for Africa aims to beat own record of books sent to continent". Mshale. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Books For Africa". Books for Africa. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Charity Navigator - Rating for Books For Africa". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Charities Review Council: Where Donors and Nonprofits Meet". Charities Review Council. Retrieved 2018-11-22.