Ambassador June Carter Perry (Ret.)
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Ambassador June Carter Perry (Ret.) served as the highest-ranking official U.S. diplomat to the Republic of Sierra Leone from August 27, 2007 to August 28, 2009. Previously, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho. She has also served in the State Department as director of the Office of Social and Humanitarian Affairs in … Read more
Frequently Asked Questions
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Click on the questions below to learn more about Africare, our work and how you can get involved. Does Africare work only in Africa? Only in Africa. While Africare participates in the broader international development community, our mission is specifically to assist Africa. As a part of that mission, we also work to build awareness … Read more
Africare Responds to the Ebola Outbreak
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
The World Health Organization announced that as of August 16, the outbreak’s total suspected Ebola cases is 2,240 with 1,229 deaths attributed to the virus (WHO). Although there are reports of numerous Ebola case “scares” around the world and in the United States (ABC NEWS), confirmed cases have only originated in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra … Read more
Nigeria’s Delta Problem
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
C. Payne Lucas was president of Africare from May 1971 to June 15, 2002. This article was written in October 1999. Six months after taking office, Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo is winning well-deserved praise at home and abroad for his bold and sincere leadership. Within a month of his inauguration on May 29 [1999], Obasanjo … Read more
A Shared Vision for Safe Motherhood
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
The woman’s water breaks. She’s having a baby! She tells her partner they need to leave home right away, and so begins their mad dash to the hospital. This scene is familiar to most people in higher-income countries, where, if they haven’t been through it themselves, they’ve seen numerous iterations of it in romantic comedies … Read more
MWANZO BORA NUTRITION PROGRAM
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Flash of Insight: Mobile App Tests for Anemia with Camera Flash Field Messages | 6-4-15 Do you remember your reaction when you learned a phone could access the internet or take pictures? Well, Africare/Tanzania is now researching if mobile phones can perform instant blood tests. [More] New Approaches to Nutrition Bear Fruit in Morogoro Field Messages | 4-30-15 Hadija … Read more
Where We Work Africare/Chad
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare began operating in Chad in 1973 and officially opened our country office in N’Djamena in 1983. Since beginning operations in the country, Africare has invested in Chadian communities through projects addressing… Agriculture & Food Security Community Capacity-Building Credit and Microcredit Health, HIV & AIDS Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Natural Resource Management Nutrition Private Sector Capacity Strengthening Surface Water Management … Read more
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest sanitation coverage on Earth, and roughly 70% of the population, approximately 600 million people, has no access to an improved sanitation source. In many rural areas, open defecation is still common and water-related illnesses cause incalculable suffering, often undermining many development efforts. Preventable water-related diseases claim the lives of thousands … Read more
Donate Stock
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Transferring stock is an excellent way to support Africare’s work. You may donate stock electronically or transfer the physical securities to Africare. A gift of securities may provide significant benefits, such as: Increased value for your gift to Africare and decreased cost to you. A charitable income tax deduction for the fair market value of the gifted securities. Elimination … Read more
2017 Bishop John T. Walker Dinner
Publish Date:
March 3, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare’s Bishop John T. Walker Dinner was held on October 12, 2017, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. It was an elegant night shared by our board, partners, donors, supporters, old and new friends, including, U.S. Congressman Ed Royce and U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass. Our guests were welcomed by Mr. … Read more