Tuesday, January 24, 2012Seeds of Africa: A New Project in Zimbabweby Shannon Schaubroeck, Student, Harvard UniversitySimba Makarera and Martin Ganda, co-founders of Seeds of Africa Foundation, both grew up in Zimbabwe. Their childhoods were certainly different, but they had at least one thing in common, which was to get a good education – and that wasn't an easy task.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012From the IRD: Report from Banadir Hospital in Somaliaby Sagal Mohamoud, International Relief and Development, SomaliaBanadir Hospital is a women and children’s hospital, run by Somali doctors. The hospital has no regular source of funding, but receives periodic donations and supplies from several different sources, including the governments of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Germany.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012Rwanda Making Strides For Womenby Karen ShermanToday, it is still hard to reconcile the competing images of Rwanda. Over 17 relatively short years, a country once consumed by mass destruction and despair has transformed itself into a beacon of order and stability.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012Good News in Rwanda: Strong Strides in Maternal Healthby Kristie Wang, Ashoka ChangemakersJust 17 years ago, civil war in Rwanda culminated in a horrific 100-day genocide that killed between 800,000 and 1,000,000 citizens. Today, however, the country is making notable strides towards the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, and against all odds has doubled the life expectancy of its citizens.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011In Ethiopia, Microfinance Lifts Poor Out of Povertyby Andualem Sisay, Africa RenewalAt the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 45 kilometres south of the Ethiopian capital, Aselefech Desalegn fights the flames she uses for baking enjera, Ethiopia’s staple flatbread. Like millions of poor Ethiopian women, she is also constantly battling to feed her children.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011The Millennium Development Goals: An Interview with John McArthurby Wilmot AllenJohn McArthur was the deputy director and manager of the United Nations' Millennium Project from 2002 to 2006. Until recently, he was C.E.O. of Millennium Promise, the leading international non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011Once Upon a Time in West Africa, Part V: West Point, Monroviaby Arielle Sklar, Independent Communications SpecialistThe road to West Point, the largest slum in Liberia's capital of Monrovia, is a shrieking gridlock of cars, motorcycles, and merchants. I cling to Gus, our driver, as he navigates.
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Monday, November 14, 2011Africa Philanthropy Day Highlights Volunteer Opportunities with Africa-Interest Nonprofitsby Africa.com Editorial Staff Are you a professional, committed individual with a passion for Africa and skills to leverage? ConceptLink wants to help you out.
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Monday, October 31, 2011Girls of the Congo Blossom with Clean Waterby Sharon Lewis, Voss FoundationAugust 27, 2011 was a momentous day in Munama, one of seventeen quarters in Kalebuka, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011Once Upon a Time in West Africa, Part IV: A Liberian Prisonby Arielle Sklar, Independent Communications SpecialistJordanian-armed guards from the United Nations recline as they shoot bitter looks in our direction. The scene is more reminiscent of Schindler's List than a cultural experience to talk about to our friends.
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