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November 5

Honoring a Legend

Washington, DC, November 5, 2009-- More than 1,500 international, government and corporate leaders gathered this week to honor six-time Grammy Award winner John Legend, but not for his accomplishments onstage. The singer-songwriter took the microphone at the Africare gala at the Washington Hilton for a different reason Tuesday night. Now he is using his soulful voice to inspire and motivate.
Read more from the Washington Times>>

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October 30

Africare President Receives Environmental Award

In recognition of his commitment to finding sustainable solutions to environmental challenges on the African continent, Africare President Julius E. Coles was recently awarded with a Humanitarian Award from Africa Environmental Watch (AEW). Learn More>>

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October 20

Africare Board Names Darius Mans as New President

Africare has chosen Darius Mans, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as its new President.  Mr. Mans will officially start on January 4, 2010, when current president, Julius E. Coles leaves after more than seven years of service.  Mans will be the fourth president in Africare's 39-year history. Learn more >>

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October 9

Africare launches new iPhone application

Africare iphone application Africare's new
Pass It On! campaign has launched a new iPhone application to connect YOU to inspirational stories on the African continent. Download the app now or learn more details here.

 

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October 9

A Lifetime of Achievement

Julius E. Coles, President of Africare, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Princeton in Africa 2009 Annual benefit in New York City. Mr. Coles, a 1966 graduate of the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was honored for his professional life’s dedication to development assistance in Africa. Learn more>>

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Africare's Work

Pass It On! November Highlight

Pass It On!

Africare continues its Pass It On! Campaign in the month of November with a highlight story about one of our own: Alassane Aguili, Program manager in Africare-Mali.

Tucked away in Northern Mali near the fabled city of Timbuktu, villages in the Circle of Goundam are thriving.  

“They are growing rice, they are growing wheat, they have micro-credit programs, nutrition and health programs… and all in the middle of the desert,” remarks Alassane Aguili, program manager for Africare-Mali, a leading development organization working to improve the quality of life in Africa.  “This makes me proud because they’re moving forward.” Learn More >>

World Refugee Day

Life at Gaga Camp: New Opportunities for Hope

On June 20th, Africare marks World Refugee Day with a photo-gallery tour of Gaga Camp, an Africare-managed refugee camp in Northeastern Chad. Since early 2005, Africare has provided shelter, water and food for families seeking refuge from violence in Sudan, and has worked to empower these families with new opportunities for hope through "self-help" programs. To date, the camp has sheltered more than 17,500 refugees. Learn More>>

Noella from DRC

Day of the African Child

On June 16, Africare joins the world in a day of celebration and reflection as we look at the progress made toward improved health, education, equality and protection for all of Africa's children.

Africare's work to empower orphans and vulnerable children spans more than a dozen African nations. We honor The Day of the African Child by highlighting powerful testimonies from children whose lives are being transformed with the help of Africare:

"Street Kids" no more >>
Democratic Republic of Congo

Orphans learn to "COPE" with HIV/AIDS >>
Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

Think Green

Think Green! with Africare

Using a new irrigation facility and planting technique called SRI (System of Rice Intensification), farmers in the Timbuktu region of Mali have increased their yields of both rice and wheat using less water,less seed,and less labor!
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World Water Day

Help Africare Beat Cholera in Zimbabwe this World Water Day

Help Africare fight cholera in Zimbabwe by increasing communities’ access to clean, safe water and proper sanitary facilities. March 22nd is World Water Day, make a donation and make a difference. Learn more >>