Mission/Vision
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Our Mission Africare works to improve the quality of life of the people in Africa. Our Vision Africare is a leading non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to addressing African development and policy issues by working in partnership with African people to build sustainable, healthy and productive communities.
Fundraise Online
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Thank you for raising money for Africare! Congratulations on taking the first step to improving the lives of the people of Africa! We are excited to learn that Africa is where you want to help and Africare is who you want to support. Africare partners with people in rural communities, usually in remote locations, throughout the … Read more
Health, HIV & AIDS
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
On almost all measures – from the rates of child and maternal mortality, malnutrition, HIV & AIDS and deaths by preventable diseases, to the availability of clinics and medical personnel – Sub-Saharan Africa presents the world’s most serious health problems but has the fewest resources to solve them. Increasingly, African leaders are making health a … Read more
Africare: Early 1970s
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare, fittingly, was conceived in Africa — in the Republic of Niger. Niger had gained independence in 1960, and Hamani Diori became its first president: an office he held until 1974. By 1970, drought was raging in Niger and the suffering was extreme. Two Americans — William O. Kirker, M.D., and his wife, Barbara (a … Read more
Careers in Africa
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Click on the available positions below to learn more about Africare’s career opportunities in Africa: **In the event that a position is re-posted, Africare will retain all previously submitted applications on file, and repeat applications to re-posted positions are not necessary.**
HIV/AIDS Initiative
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Overview Education and Prevention Both individual behaviors and community attitudes must change if HIV is to be prevented. Africare’s HIV/AIDS Initiative promotes prevention through basic HIV/AIDS information and counseling; education on topics such as gender inequity, cross-generational and transactional sex, life skills, and stigma reduction; and techniques ranging from peer education to creative uses of … Read more
Consultancies in Africa
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Click on the available positions below to learn more about Africare’s consultancy opportunities in Africa: **In the event that a position is re-posted, Africare will retain all previously submitted applications on file, and repeat applications to re-posted positions are not necessary.** Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Consultancy Africare/Nigeria | Posted on 9-16-14 Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant, Power Forward Africare/Nigeria | … Read more
Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves: Africare’s New Website
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Hello and welcome to the new Africare website! We really appreciate you visiting, so we’ve worked hard to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for. And while we were at it, we tried to make our site look a little nicer too! If you’re curious about what exactly Africare does across … Read more
Where We Work Africare/Angola
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare began operations in Angola in 1990. During Angola’s civil war and through the recovery period following it until 2005, Africare/Angola invested an estimate $21,000,000 into projects, and since has invested $2-3 million per year. Africare/Angola’s projects have addressed… • Agriculture & Food Security • Governmental Capacity Building • Health, HIV & AIDS • Humanitarian and Emergency Relief • … Read more
Where We Work Africare/Tanzania
Publish Date: March 2, 2024
Written by: Ronald Saff
Medically reviewed by: Dr. Manan Trivedi and Barbara Meier
Africare began operations in Tanzania in 1994. Since that time, Africare has invested in Tanzanian communities through projects addressing… Agriculture & Food Security Health Systems Strengthening HIV & AIDS Household Economic Strengthening Orphan and Vulnerable Child Protection Maternal and Newborn Child Health Microenterprise Development Natural Resource Management Nutrition Resettlement Value Chain Development Water, Sanitation & Hygiene … Read more