Emergency Response

Darfur: "On a Knife-Edge"

"The United Nations has described the situation in Darfur as a crisis of 'enormous proportions.' The survival of the hundreds of thousands of displaced is on a knife-edge." Read more >>

In Angola, During War and Peace

Africare has worked in Angola for 18 years, during war and peace. It has served the needs of displaced persons and war-affected communities; and it has supported resettlement and reconciliation. Read more >>

Mid-1980s: Africa-Wide Drought

Between 1984 and 1986, severe drought ravaged the African continent. Twenty to 30 countries — 300 million people — were affected. Ethiopia's plight was the best known. Read more >>

(Updated, Dec. 17, 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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