Civil-Society Development & Governance

Most of Africare's work addresses social and economic development. Other Africare programs foster "good governance" and, as government's complement, a strong civil society — because the partnership of government and civil society forms the framework in which improvements such as food security and health services can take hold and last.

Since 1970, Africare's work to empower rural communities and the rural poor in Africa has implicitly advanced many such objectives. Programs explicitly addressing civil-society development and governance include the following:

Governance training at both local and national levels
Programs to strengthen indigenous NGOs (non-governmental organizations), such as co-ops, trade associations, community self-help groups and other grassroots entities
Peace and multicultural cooperation
Primary and secondary education; adult literacy

(Updated, Dec. 19, 2007)

Of every
Africare dollar ...

91¢ goes to program services in Africa

Just 9¢ goes to administration

Africare is a private, charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax ID# 237116952.

Africare's Approach

Africare helps Africa. A leader among private, charitable U.S. organizations assisting Africa, Africare is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the field — and Africa is Africare's specialty. Africare programs are in the following broad areas: health and HIV/AIDS, food security and agriculture, water resource development, environmental management, literacy and vocational training, microenterprise development, civil society development, governance and emergency response.
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Civil-Society Development & Governance

Of every Africare dollar ...

Africare's Approach

Of every
Africare dollar ...