INFORMATION:  BIB fills gaps in knowledge and friendship not provided by impersonal media, promoting better relations through understanding of foreign cultures. Ask for our free CDs and DVDs that we distribute in countries that lack unfettered public access to Youtube.

PERSON TO PERSON CONTACTS:   We actively seek out mature, polite interested teens and adults from other countries to communicate with U.S. teens and adults.  As part of BIB’s ongoing process, qualified participants are trained and certified for international “penpal” lists.

LOCAL EXPERTS:  Our efforts strive to lower cultural barriers through contact and education. We remove obstacles to communication. We don’t send used computers to Kenya, but we pay for the guy to collect the used computers from businesses and embassies (and arrange for ebooks to be loaded on those computers) and then distribute those computers to villages.  We pay education fees in Kenya, helping students there learn about other cultures.  We don't pay to send experts to Africa, but we support charities that have programs already operating "over there."  

100-PERCENT "PASS THROUGH":  Your tax-deductible donation will be greatly appreciated by enabling us to continue this work.  A donation to the "Dedicated Funds" (restricted for services in the field) will be 100% delivered to the targeted charities.   A gift to the "unrestricted fund" (for general expenses) will cover bank wire fees, office expenses, marketing, website and administrative costs (accounting, filing and maintaining the 501(c)(3) status with the IRS).

We have several DEDICATED funds (which allow your donation to pass through directly to programs) and the UNRESTRICTED fund (which pays for administrative costs).

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