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Africa Action - The Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy
Information Center (APIC)
1634 EYE Street, NW, #810,
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Phone: 1-202-546-7961
Fax:
1-202-546-1545
E-mail:
info@africaaction.org
Website:
www.africaaction.org/
"A national organization that works for political, economic
and social justice in Africa. Through the provision of accessible information and analysis
combined with the mobilization of public pressure, we work to change the policies and
policy-making processes of U.S. and multinational institutions toward Africa."
Gives detailed information on all issues in Africa, and
ways that it plans to address those issues. -LG
Offers a great section for students, the Africa
Action Student Network, which provides several ways in which students can
contribute to helping those in Africa. -KMR
Africa
Local Development Union (ALDU)
24 Carterhatch Road
Enfield, Middlesex
London EN3 5LS, UK
Phone: +44(0)2084434852
E-mail: info@solidarityvoice.org
or svad@solidarityvoice.org
Website: www.solidarityvoice.org
"Creates an interface between Europe and the South to
generate new ideas and proposals for constructive relations and provides a framework for
understanding issues that affect Africa and need special attention."
This organization seeks to keep Africa on the world
agenda to help facilitate development in Africa. -LG
This site is under construction as of 8/11/05. -KMR
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Care
650 First Ave.
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-212-686-3110
Website: www.careusa.org
"One of the world's largest private international
humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve
their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. Strives to be a global force and
partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty."
This organization deals with many humanitarian issues
that have plagued the world. -LG
Provides up-to-date news on the hunger crisis in Africa and
allows the generous to make donations through their easy-to-comprehend instructions. -KMR
Democracy, Accountability, and Transparency in
Africa (DATA)
E-mail: press@datadata.org
or info@datadata.org
Website: www.datadata.org
"A new nonprofit organization that aims to raise awareness
about the crisis of unpayable debts, the urgent need for more and better foreign
development assistance, especially to fight AIDS, and the unfair trade rules that keep
Africa poor and marginalized. Will work with existing organizations and coalitions working
on these issues."
This organization is in the process of forming. It
does not have an address. I believe that when this organization is up and running it will
provide an excellent way to help alleviate suffering in Africa. -LG
This site is still under construction as of 3/7/06. -
MGK
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Find Your
Feet
Unit 316, Bon Marche Centre
241-251 Ferndale Road
London SW9 8BJ, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7326 4464
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7733 8848
E-mail: fyf@fyf.org.uk
Website: www.fyf.org.uk
A UK-based development NGO (non-governmental organization)
working in partnership with NGOs in south Asia and southern Africa.
FYF programs offer long-term, sustainable solutions to
poverty that utilize available resources and are economically viable. All programs
recognize the need to build the organizational capacity of local NGOs and project
participants, thus empowering the poor and enabling them to control their own lives."
This website gives you information on how you can
volunteer online. - LG
The site also provides news and information concerning charity
events that you can take part in. -KMR
Jubilee
USA Network
222 East Capitol St., NE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 1-202-783-3566
E-mail: coord@j2000usa.org
Website: www.jubileeusa.or
"Today, international debt has become a new form of slavery.
Debt slavery means poor people work harder and harder in a vain effort to keep up with the
interest payments on debts owed to rich countries. We bring together people to turn this
reality around by active solidarity with partners worldwide, targeted and timely advocacy
strategies and educational outreach."
This organization is committed to achieving debt
cancellation to impoverished countries. It provides many ways that people can volunteer to
achieve this cause. -LG
Includes page with instructions on how to pressure governments
into canceling unfair debt in both Africa and Ireland.-KMR
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Mercy
Corps
Sarah Harrison, BSCD
Mercy Corps
3015 SW First Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 1-503-796-6800 or 1-800-292-3355
E-mail: info@mercycorps.org
Website: www.mercycorps.org
Somali Professionals Trust
96B Camden St.
London NW1 0HY, UK
Phone: +44 20 7284 3668
E-mail: asha@spt.org.uk
Website: www.spt.org.uk/index.htm
"A UK charity set up to harness the skills and energies of Somali
professionals scattered around the world. Our aim is to draw on the abilities, knowledge
and experience of Somali professionals everywhere, and of all qualified men and women of
Somali origin, to relieve poverty, combat illiteracy and advance education among Somali
communities in the Horn of Africa."
This is a helpful site for a specific course of action
against poverty in Africa. -LG
You can become a member of this organization and contribute your
own professional skills to the organization's needs. -KMR
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