The Africa Initiatives Group
The Africa Initiatives Group possesses expertise in diverse and numerous fields of specialization. There is representation from six departments of the university as well as representation from the Patel Center for Global Solutions. Among the fields of expertise of our members include: anthropology, economics, environment, governance, and health.
More information about the expertise of the Africa Initiatives Group can be found on the following link
Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Africa Program for a book launch of The Challenge for Africa featuring Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, Green Belt Movement
Monday, April 13, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Atrium Hall, Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Africa faces severe and wide-ranging challenges, from Darfur to HIV/AIDS, massive debt to election fraud, cross-border conflicts to environmental degradation. Yet the portrait of Africa painted in the media-poverty-stricken, desolate, and desperate-frequently ignores the intricacies of the issues. In The Challenge for Africa, Wangari Maathai analyzes roadblocks to development, including: population pressures and enduring hunger; the absence of peace and security; the lack of technological development; and the dearth of genuine political and economic leadership.
Maathai stresses the need for Africans to invent and implement their own solutions, rather than relying on foreign aid and Western visions of change. As she writes, “At both the top and the bottom, all Africans must believe in themselves again; that they are capable of walking their own path and forging their own identity, that they have a right to be governed with justice, accountability and transparency, that they can honor and practice their cultures and make them relevant to today’s needs, and that they no longer need to be indebted-financially, intellectually, and spiritually-to those who once governed them. They must rise up and walk.”
Wangari Muta Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement, which, through networks of rural women, has planted more than 30 million trees across Kenya since 1977. In 2002, she was elected to Kenya’s parliament in the first free elections in a generation, and in 2003 was appointed Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, and Wildlife. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2004, she is the author of Unbowed: A Memoir. She lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
On April 14, PBS will air the acclaimed documentary Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, an Independent Lens presentation. For more information, visit http://takingrootfilm.com
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), Atrium Hall. A map to the venue is available at http://itcdc.com/interactiveMap.html. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.
As universities expand too quickly for struggling doctoral programs to keep pace, international partnerships offer help... to read more Click Here!
USF Africa Initiative Group Participant, Dawood Sultan partners with Peercoprs and is making a difference in the lives of Tanzanian youths, women and children. He is currently involved in designing 3 projects for the organization; a Mobile Health Unit, a Mobile Library and a business enterprise to sustain the mobile health projects.
Peercorps strives to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth, children and women in grassroots and at national levels. We are a non-profit, non-politically aligned, non-governmental organisation registered in the United Republic of Tanzania under the Trustees Incorporation Ordinance, Cap 375 of the laws of Tanzania.
Africa -U.S. Higher Education Initiative
Applications due: February 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. ET
These awards are
intended to support planning for long-term partnerships to strengthen the
capacity of African higher education institutions in the areas of (1)
agriculture, environment and natural resources, (2) health, (3) science and
technology, (4) engineering, (5) education and teacher training/preparation,
and (6) business, management and economics. They are also intended to increase
the engagement of U.S. higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This competition
grew out of a broad, collaborative effort between a number of higher education
associations and other organizations involved in the Africa-U.S. Higher
Education Initiative. For more information, visit the Initiative Online.
For questions regarding this RFA, please contact program officer Dr.
Teshome Y. Alemneh at (202) 243-7684 or talemneh@HEDprogram.org. To receive future e-mail updates about HED
funding opportunities for international higher education partnerships, send
your name, job title, organization name, department, and e-mail address to HED@HEDprogram.org. More information about HED is available
online at http://www.hedprogram.org.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Doing Business in Africa
This is an insightful and informative video clip from a TED conference of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala talking about " Doing Business in Africa"
( L to R) Dr. María Crummett, Dr. Karanta Kalley, Dr. Carol West, Dr. Leonardo Villalón, Dr. Linda Lucas, Dr. Betty Castor
The Doing Business with Africa Conference: Practice, Issues and Potential was held on October 29, 2008 at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference Center in Tampa Florida. There was a platform of eclectic speakers, panelists and workshop presenters who shared their experiences and success in doing business with Africa. The program was informative and inspired ideas of partnerships in areas of Education, Real Estate, Financial Services, Agriculture, Construction and much more. The proponents of this effort included interest organizations from the University of Florida,The University of South Florida and Enterprise Florida who recognized the importance and value of attracting local businesses and encouraging Florida-Africa partnerships, that will strengthen the economy and build sustainable communities. There is no doubt Florida's location and diverse resources produce great advantages to international trade and Investment opportunities. The message is very clear - "Africa is Open for Business."
FAQ about the the Partnership Initiative.
Africa University (AU) located in Mutare, Zimbabwe, the first private, fully accredited, non-profit, coeducational United Methodist-related institution on the continent of Africa, invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice Chancellor (CEO). I am assisting the search committee and am requesting your help in identifying accomplished leaders who would be interested in this exciting and challenging opportunity and inviting inquiries, nominations, and applications.
Today, with 1300 students representing 22 nationalities, the University has achieved significant enrollment growth and academic distinction. Africa University has pursued its mission continuously since its founding despite particularly challenging political and economic conditions facing the institution and the country. Academic courses, campus life, and, indeed, all University operations have gone on uninterrupted with thoughtful leadership thereby ensuring that the educational and spiritual welfare of students, faculty, and administration has been protected.
The institution is committed to using its resources to provide increasing numbers of students outside of Zimbabwe with access to higher education. Africa University seeks to become an anchor institution for the continent of Africa, and will serve as the nucleus for the Pan-African United Methodist higher education network. Through these efforts, the University will work to fulfill its mission of educating the future leaders of Africa in a Christian environment.
The following links will provide you with more detailed information about this position:
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