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Africare began operations in Zambia in 1978. Since that time, Africare/Zambia has invested approximately $45,000,000 through projects addressing… • Agriculture & Food Security • Community Based Financial Institutions • HIV & AIDS • Humanitarian and Emergency Relief • Maternal and Child Health • Natural Resource Management • Orphans and Vulnerable Children • Water & Sanitation • Women’s Empowerment … Read more

Challenge: Africa’s growth needs to include underserved communities. There is no denying that Africa’s economies are on the rise. However, hundreds of millions of Africans are still locked in the cycle of poverty. With almost every circumstance stacked against them and financial services out of reach, subsistence lifestyles are often all even the most determined … Read more

President and Chief Executive Officer As Africare’s President and CEO, Robert L. Mallett is responsible for developing the strategic vision for the organization in a new environment for development assistance. He articulates to stakeholders, old and new, Africare’s unique guiding philosophy and value proposition. At the same time, Mr. Mallett ensures the organization’s well-known technical … Read more

Every year 750,000 children die from diarrheal disease.  This means in Malawi, nearly one out of every five children will not live to see their fifth birthday.   What compounds the tragedy is that these diseases are preventable and treatable. Most diarrheal disease-related deaths are due to dehydration.  Since 1978, there has been a standard Oral … Read more

“The role of the Deki Reader™ in malaria diagnosis, treatment and reporting: findings from an Africare pilot project in Nigeria.” Adah et al., 2018. Learn more about these findings by clicking here or to download:  https://rdcu.be/RUA7 Africare’s Malaria Prevention Initiative in Nigeria Country Office Spotlight, News Releases | 3-29-18 Africare in Nigeria will convene a stakeholder summit on April 12th in Abuja … Read more

General Electric and Aliko Dangote recognized for their contributions in building infrastructure in Africa. WASHINGTON (April 14, 2014) – Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led non-profit committed to advancing development in Africa, hosted more than 200 global leaders in business and government on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at its inaugural Creating Opportunities for Development … Read more

Lt. General William “Kip” Ward (Ret.) is a retired Army General Officer and was the inaugural Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). He successfully established the nation’s newest and most uniquely positioned interagency geographic command responsible for all U.S. defense and security activities on the African continent and its island nations, with staff representatives … Read more

Africare’s History in Nigeria For more than 30 years, Africare has partnered with communities, local, state and national government in Nigeria to improve access and quality of health, water/sanitation, economic empowerment and other services.  Africare’s work in Nigeria began in 1978 with a small donation of medical equipment in support of a non-profit community health … Read more

Bobby J. Pittman is the managing director of Kupanda Capital, a boutique investment platform focused on Africa. Most recently, Mr. Pittman was the Vice President of Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration at the African Development Bank from 2009 to 2012. In this capacity, he managed one of the largest portfolios in Africa, including more than … Read more