How You Can Help
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
For more than four decades, Africare has enjoyed robust support from individual volunteers who commit themselves, their time, and their personal and professional resources to helping improve the lives of men, women and children across the continent. These very special individuals – people like you, are the lifeblood of Africare. Your efforts on our behalf … Read more
HIV/AIDS Pograms
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
HIV/AIDS Pograms Africare’s first HIV/AIDS programs were in Nigeria and Rwanda, in 1987. Today, Africare’s HIV/AIDS programs reach every country where the organization works. The broad program areas are: HIV prevention HIV/AIDS counseling and testing Treatment, palliative care and other support for people living with HIV, AIDS and TB/HIV Support for AIDS orphans Specific assistance … Read more
Africare-Niger
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare’s History in Niger Niger is the country where Africare began, in 1970, amidst one of the worst droughts in West African history. The first work, from emergency medical aid to “cloud seeding,” sought to provide drought relief. Almost immediately, Africare also introduced self-help development projects at the village level — and those have characterized … Read more
Stop Ebola
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Help West Africans turn the page on Ebola, reinforce their efforts to prevent future outbreaks, and support the region in reviving the economies that showed such promise not many months ago. You will receive an email confirmation upon completion of your transaction. This form is secure. If you would like to see this secure form … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare President Darius Mans Meets United Nations Special Envoy to the Sahel Hiroute Guebre-Selassie HQ Messages | 8-15-14 In the wake of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Africare President Darius Mans met Wednesday with the recently appointed United Nations Special Envoy to the Sahel Hiroute Guebre-Selassie at Africare House in Washington, D.C. Ms. Selassie and Dr. Mans took … Read more
Contact Africare
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare welcomes your feedback and help. Make a gift to support Africare’s work. Send us your questions or comments by e-mail: Write, phone or fax the Africare headquarters at — Directly contact an Africare office in Africa.
2006 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
The 2005 Africare Dinner will present a salute to: The Honorable Colin L. Powell Recipient, 2005 Bishop Walker Award Hilton Washington Hotel 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Each year, the Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner brings together more than 2,000 people — African heads of state, ministers of commerce and foreign affairs, … Read more
Careers
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
“Africare’s work begins where the road ends.” Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with Africare, one of the oldest development organizations working on the continent. Since 1970, Africare has been delivering development assistance to Africa and working to improve the lives of millions of Africans, particularly in the areas of health, education and … Read more
Africare salutes Stephen D. Cashin, Chairman of the Board
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, conferred the honor of Knight Commander into the Most Venerable Order of the Pioneer on Stephen D. Cashin, Chairman of the Board of Africare. He was honored for his work as an investor and philanthropist in Liberia for the past twenty years. Mr. Cashin invested in a number of companies … Read more
Corporate Sponsors
Publish Date: March 1, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Proud Corporate Supporters of Africare: ExxonMobil Since 1993, Africare’s has partnered with ExxonMobil throughout West and Southern Africa, focusing mainly on women’s economic empowerment, malaria and the environment. Most recently, ExxonMobil invested $1.8 million in a community-based malaria intervention project targeting 95,000 people in Angola. In Chad, ExxonMobil has partnered with its local affiliate, Esso, … Read more