Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2015) – Leadership from 15 African nations and global corporations will gather at Africare’s Creating Opportunities for Development in Africa (CODA) Corporate Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Africare Celebrates African-American Leadership at its 2014 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner
WASHINGTON (April 7, 2014) — Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led non-profit committed to advancing development in Africa, hosted more than 500 global leaders in business, government and philanthropy on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at its annual Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner and fundraiser at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event honored Africare’s pioneering Co-Founders C. Payne Lucas and Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy with Lifetime Achievement Awards for the tremendous contributions they have each made to Africare over more than four decades.
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A Ground-Breaking Experiment: Testing DEKA’s Slingshot™Water Purifier
Water is life. So when health clinics don’t have clean water, it’s a serious issue.
Africare’s Edge: Impact-Enhancing Technology
Technology can transform lives in Africa, and Africans can revolutionize technology. Africare is doubling-down on the impact-enhancing potential of technology by partnering with innovators in Africa and around the world. We are incorporating their products and services into our projects to leverage up our four decades of success in improving lives across Africa.
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Africare Honors President Obama and Dr. Mo Ibrahim at Bishop John T. Walker Gala
AMIP News — World Leaders Celebrate Legacy of African Leadership at Africare’s 2013 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner.
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World Leaders Celebrate Legacy of African Leadership at Africare’s 2013 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner
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 John T. Walker Memorial Dinner and fundraiser at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. The gala honored President Barack Obama and Dr. Mo Ibrahim for their outstanding accomplishments and life-changing impacts in Africa.
[More] A Gathering of Leaders
On April 20, for this year’s Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala, Africare will celebrate leadership. Fittingly, numerous leaders will be present to share in the evening.
[More]Clean Water Partnership with Coca-Cola and DEKA Research: Innovator on the Move
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2013) — During the month of April, Africare is highlighting its Clean Water Partnership with Coca-Cola and DEKA Research through an in-flight video entitled “Innovator on the Move.” The video will be shown exclusively on 2,000 international American Airlines flights on the in-flight Business and Technology Report channel.
[More]Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is inducted as an Honorary member of Links, Inc.
allAfrica.com, Monrovia — At a members-only ceremony at the RLJ Kendeja Resort and Villas on Saturday evening, March 2, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was inducted as an Honorary Member of The Links, Incorporated, a non-profit organization of professional African-American women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.
[More]Refreshing Partnership: Coca-Cola Teams Up With Slingshot to Deliver Clean Water, January 2013
Diplomatic Pouch — Coca-Cola is taking its mission to quench the world’s thirst to a whole new level, supporting technology that could turn raw sewage into clean drinking water.
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