Senior Staff
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Robert L. Mallett President and Chief Executive Officer Franklin Moore Chief of Programs Earlene Barnes Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer Evelyn Boyd Simmons Chief of External Affairs and Partnerships Alissa Patrick McGuire Chief Governance & Strategy Officer Acting Chief Financial Officer Africare’s Senior Leadership Team is based out of our international headquarters in Washington, D.C. To reach … Read more
Survival of the Trusted: Africare/Benin Goes from Near Shut-Down to Benin’s Lead Malaria Partner
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
In 2006, Africare/Benin was on the verge of closing. Africare had only one active project in the country, and the cost of maintaining an office was becoming untenable. Eight years later, Africare/Benin has six offices and implements malaria projects in partnership with the national government, 24 local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and more than 2,500 community-based organizations. … Read more
Where We Work Africare/Zimbabwe
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare began operations in Zimbabwe in 1981, one year after Zimbabwe’s independence, making it one of the most experienced non-governmental organizations in the country. Since that time, Africare/Zimbabwe has invested more than $30,000,000 through projects in… • Agriculture & Food Security • Enterprise Development • Health, HIV & AIDS • Nutrition • Water, Sanitation & Hygiene • Women’s Empowerment … Read more
For Africare, Saving Lives at Birth Means Bringing Innovation and Community Partnerships to Zambia and Senegal
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
WASHINGTON (July 17, 2014) – Pregnancy and childbirth in Zambia continue to be risky, leading to death and disability for some women of childbearing age. Africare, a non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of people in Africa, will present solutions to maternal and infant mortality in Zambia and Senegal at the 2014 Saving Lives … Read more
Locally-Driven Behaivor Change
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Teachers taught us about the effects of open defecation, but this was too theoretical because we did not have latrines and water facilities. –Schoolgirl at Ipagala “B” in Tanzania, where Africare provided latrines so students could act on the health knowledge they had Africare does not decide what an African community should do. Development organizations … Read more
How Ebola Is Affecting Life in Liberia
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
I have been working with Africare for the past 16 months and have lived in Liberia for the past 40 years. The current Ebola outbreak is having multiple negative impacts on Liberians, and I’m also seeing and feeling the consequences. Seeing Friends and Family I am a Liberian, but my tribe (Mandingo) and other tribes … Read more
Africare NIgeria Receives Award from McCann Global Health for Cookstoves
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
As part of efforts to drive adoption of clean cook stoves and fuels around the world, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has announced awards to four organizations to design and manage behavior change communication (BCC) interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya and Nigeria. Africare Nigeria has received one of the sought after awards from McCann Global Health. … Read more
HQ MESSAGES
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Imagine being a child and knowing your family’s best hope for a better life rests on your small shoulders. Imagine seeing your family sacrifice everything just so you can get a good education — and having no more to give when that dream is left unfulfilled. Edwinah didn’t have to imagine this — she lived … Read more
ABOUT ACCORDIA
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Founded in 2003, the Accordia Global Health Foundation was established to bring together global resources to fight infectious disease in Africa. By working within African medical centers Accordia has helped develop lasting institutional leadership, created evidence-based models, and paved the way for stronger African health systems. Through supporting local institutions and the people that lead them, … Read more
HIV/AIDS Overview
Publish Date:
March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
HIV/AIDS has hit Sub-Saharan Africa harder than any other world region ― destroying lives, deepening poverty and hampering the overall advancement of nations. Africa’s first cases of HIV/AIDS were identified in 1983. By the late 1990s, AIDS had become Africa’s leading cause of death. By 2007, some 22.5 million Sub-Saharan Africans were living with HIV … Read more