Thomson Reuters has announced a $1.2 million agreement with Books For Africa’s Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative.
The agreement means that the Minnesota-based organizations will provide up to 15 law libraries at law schools and governing institutions in Africa over the next several years. And, as part of that, those new libraries will receive teaching and international law texts.
In addition, Thomson Reuters plans to donate funds to offset the shipping costs of the legal texts and will continue to provide advertising, logistical and printing support to Books For Africa and the Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative.
These contributions are intended to support the establishment of solid governing institutions and the Rule of Law in Africa’s emerging democracies.
The Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative is co-chaired by former United States Vice President Walter Mondale and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
In a news release today, Mondale said, “The Rule of Law – including the right to vote in free and fair elections, or the right to establish a business without the threat of militia rule or extortion – is something that we often take for granted. But it’s our faith in the Rule of Law that allows us to build strong businesses, establish smart schools and provide quality health care to people across Minnesota and the United States. This partnership will help Africa’s emerging democracies strengthen their governments by giving the next generation of lawyers, civil servants and government leaders the tools necessary to create and sustain the stable democracies we take for granted.”
In more than three years of collaboration, Thomson Reuters has contributed more than 3,500 legal texts and 50,000 general interest books to legal and public schools across 12 African nations.
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