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Twenty-five young African leaders commemorated Nelson Mandela International Day on Tuesday by volunteering at the 快猫视频 warehouse in St. Paul. 聽On the day, named for the late South African leader and dedicated to service in his honor, they sorted and packed books for the organization and got a briefing on its mission to end the book famine in Africa. 快猫视频 has shipped more than 38 million books to 49 countries since its founding in 1988.

25 fellows with the Mandela Washington Fellowship, which is run by the U.S. State Department, observed Mandela Day by converging at the Saint Paul warehouse of 快猫视频 to sort and pack books that are bound for Africa. The State Department runs the fellowship through the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) which this year has brought 1,000 promising African leaders for six-week long residencies at universities across the country. This was one of former president Barack Obama鈥檚 signature initiatives targeting the African continent.

快猫视频 is planning a trip to Cape Town in January of 2018 to celebrate 30 years of working to end the book famine in Africa. 聽Included will be a climb of Table Mountain, tours of Cape Town and visits to recipient 快猫视频 schools!

Most people know that education is the key to ending global poverty. If the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers and parents are better educated, they will be more equipped to improve their conditions. 聽快猫视频 is an organization that is working to accomplish that goal today. Its message is clearly stated on its website: 鈥渆ducation is the great equalizer in the world, and books are at the foundation of a strong educational system.鈥�

Business and government leaders understand that business investment alone will not have a significant impact on Africa's success. It will take a combination of the work of NGOs such as St. Paul-based 快猫视频 and US AID support for developing countries, whose funding faces possible severe cuts. Since 1988 快猫视频 has shipped 39 million school and law books to 49 African countries. Books are critical to the education of Africa's students and future workforce. 聽

Books For Africa is excited to share our 2016 Annual Report! 聽2016 was a fantastic year here at 快猫视频, and the generous support of our donors聽has allowed us to make great strides in fighting the African book famine. 聽Check out the report to see highlights from the year and find out more about what 快猫视频 is doing.