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Our goal is to send 8,000 books to eight schools across Africa by May of 2025. Help us get there by donating to our cause.
Welcome to Books for Africa (BFA), where the magic of literature meets the power of compassion. BFA is a movement that transcends borders and transforms lives. Our mission is simple yet profound: to provide access to the world of knowledge and imagination by donating books to Africa.
Join us on this incredible journey as we harness the written word to make a difference, one book at a time. Together, we can write a brighter chapter in the story of Africa’s future.
My name is Isabel Toole and I’m currently a sophomore attending Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. At the beginning of my school year, I took the initiative to establish a club now known as Books For Africa (BFA), which aims to raise awareness about the prevalent educational disparity within sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to this, our club donates books to various countries across the continent. With about 130 student members, BFA is determined to help as many schools and students as possible gain access to the education they deserve.
In November, we were able to send over 1,000 books to a school located in Entebbe, Uganda. When I visited Uganda, I got to meet with the children of the school, which was an amazing experience. The Non-Profit we partnered with to complete such a task asked me, as president, to write a reflection article on my experience visiting the school, which I happily completed. I’ve also been offered the opportunity to speak at my local middle school about educational awareness across Africa and bring more attention to the issue at hand, which I’ll get the opportunity to do in 2024.
In addition to this, BFA has been featured multiple times in our schools’ local newsletter. Since our first project, we’ve also partnered with Half Price Books in an attempt to meet all of our future goals.
