Legacies 2009: The Battle

As part of the celebrations held during Black History Month, Africa Book Project was allowed to take part as the charity of choice to raise awareness about our activities.

Check out the blog for more information and some photos!

Visit to Kenya
As part of the distribution of the supplies, Barb Briggs went to Kenya on behalf of Africa Book Project.  Sending a staff member was vital for the success of the project. While there, Barb was able to make significant progress in getting the containers released from customs, completing the first steps in the waiver process for storage fees in port in Mombasa.  She also hired our new Project Director in Kenya who is continuing to follow up daily on the waiver process.  Among other activities, Barb also worked on the distribution process, collecting evaluation data on past distributions and researching possible partnerships for future directions.  She was also able to visit various communities and schools, including some that ABP has donated books to in the past.   It was a great opportunity to meet with community members and collect research on future schools and projects we would like to pursue. It also provided an opportunity to meet the children and teachers that benefit from your contributions!

If you have any questions about this visit,  please contact Barb Briggs.

Change in President
We are pleased to announce that Barb Briggs will be taking over as President on the Board of Directors for Africa Book Project, as well CEO for the daily operation of the organization. We wish her luck in her new position.

Jodi Facette, the founder of Africa Book Project will remain on the Board of Directors as Founder and Past President. We extend our greatest thanks to her for bringing Africa Book Project into existence and carrying it forward to date.

Best of luck to both of them!