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Earlier this month, the Wazazi na Mwana project celebrated handing over an operating theater and new boat ambulances to communities in Tanzania’s Rukwa Region. Wazazi na Mwana, meaning “Parents and Children” in Kiswahili, is a maternal and child health project funded by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and jointly implemented by Africare, Jhpiego and PLAN International. Men and … Read more

Aricare’s Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala, held in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest annual fundraising event for Africa. The event honors the memory of Bishop John T. Walker, who served as Africare’s Board Chairman and as the first African-American Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., where he distinguished himself as … Read more

Africa’s 650 million small farmers and rural entrepreneurs represent 80 percent of the continent’s population, potentially a tremendous engine for growth. Africa’s rural population could transform what is now the world’s “hungriest region” into one self-sufficient in food, producing enough to feed families, communities and even whole nations. Africa’s small farmers are also the day-to-day … Read more

After more than a year of job hunting, Chacha Marwa from Tanzania saw no prospects on the horizon. His only option was to trespass onto private mining operations and try extracting traces of gold, a process that’s illegal and involves dangerous chemicals. But an opportunity arrived in the form of the Lake Zone Health and … Read more

Life expectancy in Sudan is just 58 years. In the United States, the average person can expect to live to the age of 77. Of every 1,000 babies born alive in Sudan, 93 will die before their fifth birthdays — compared to only 8 out of 1,000 in the United States. Safe water is accessible … Read more

In 1955, the South African Nationalist Government enacted the Bantu Education Act, which established an inferior school system for black South Africans. The law institutionalized apartheid and put in place a two-tiered educational system designed to ensure a supply of menial labor for the white economy. According to Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, then minister for native … Read more

Founded by Africans and Americans amidst the Sahelian drought of the early 1970s, Africare has grown to become a leader in aid to Africa ― pioneering various types of self-help development programs and noted for our close partnerships with the people and leaders of Africa. Africare’s philosophy has always been, “There are no Africare programs, … Read more

Our Stories Africare’s online stories tell the “Africare story” through powerful testimonies and candid accounts about the individuals who work with and know our projects the best. Pick a topic, and read about the empowering work taking place in Africa right now. Our Photos Africare’s online photo gallery tells the “Africare story” through a combination … Read more

Be part of the miracle of Africare Since 1970, Africare has supported Africa-based projects that make a difference. Clean water. Sufficient food. Literacy. Medical care. Agricultural development. Economic growth. Healthy children. Hope. These are just some of the words that people associate with Africare. For millions of people on the African continent today, Africare is working miracles … Read more