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WASHINGTON, December 21, 2005–Africare Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Honorable George A. Dalley, Esq., has announced the appointment of the following people to the Board: New Board Chair, Mr. W. Frank Fountain, Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Public Policy for DaimlerChrysler, who succeeds Dalley. New Board Members include F. Euclid Walker of … Read more

Africare’s International Headquarters Building and “Washington’s House of Africa” Commemorates Its Opening in October 1987 WASHINGTON, D.C., October 8, 2007 — Back in 1981, the disused, boarded-up D.C. public school at 440 R Street, N.W., showed all the signs of neglect. That same year, the District of Columbia government offered the 20,000-square-foot building and its … Read more

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President Barack Obama and Dr. Mo Ibrahim Recognized for Contributions to Improve Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa WASHINGTON (April 23, 2013) – Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led non-profit committed to advancing development in Africa, hosted more than 1,000 global leaders in government, business and international development on Friday at its annual Bishop … Read more

Africare Celebrates Black History Month and the United Legacy of Our African and American Roots This year during Black History Month, Africare reflects on the contributions of past and present generations who have had the vision and foresight to found and make flourish the largest and oldest African-American led organization working exclusively in Africa – … Read more

In support of the Chadian Government’s National Policy of Poverty Reduction, which focuses on targeting economically at-risk women, Africare is working in two of Chad’s eight districts, Pende and Nya,in the sub-prefectures of Doba and Bebedja, to change the lives of women in the area. Approximately 157,150 women live in the Penda and Nya areas, … Read more

Africare Partners With Invisible Children, African Well Fund To Bring Clean Water to Northern Ugandan Schools … … and Students Around the World Can Help! LEARN MORE WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2007 … The Awere Senior Secondary School was established in northern Uganda in 1982, that is, 25 years ago. Yet for the past 16 years, … Read more

C. Payne Lucas is President Emeritus of Africare. This editorial was first published in Newsday on July 4, 2003. As President George W. Bush leaves on his first trip to Africa Monday, I am reminded of a trip I made to the continent in 1985 with his father, then-Vice President George H.W. Bush. Massive drought … Read more

On Friday, July 22, Africare received a very special visitor: His Majesty Mahamat Ourada II, Sultan of Dar – Ouaddai. This distinguished guest is not only the ruler of the Ouaddai region in eastern Chad; he also previously was an Africare staff member in Chad, working with local communities on developing food programs to assist … Read more