[1] It was founded in 2008 by Shannon McNamara with the mission to address the 'book famine' in Africa by providing girls with learning materials.
Specifically, 40,000 students and teachers in 9 schools in Africa have been supplied with tons of learning materials including 33,000 books, laptop computers, and E-readers.
[3] SHARE has built libraries, a community center, computer rooms, and has installed electricity and solar power into the Tanzanian schools.
[5] Shannon McNamara spoke about SHARE's work educating girls at the White House in 2011 as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of International Women's Day.
[6][7] She also wrote a blog for the White House [8] SHARE is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida in the United States.