Africa Faith and Justice Network - Works closely with Catholic missionary congregations and numerous Africa-focused coalitions of all persuasions to advocate for USA economic and political policies that will benefit Africa's poor majority, facilitate an end to armed conflict, establish equitable trade and investment with Africa and promote ecologically sound development.
Meta Description: [ Africa Faith and Justice Network ]

Africa Live Database - Access to development data for decision makers in Africa, both within and outside government.
Meta Description: [ The World Bank Group, Poverty in Africa, Partners and Links Address book of Africa National Statistics Offices and other partners. Links to World Bank, United Nations, International Organizations, International Associations and Academic/Research web sites. ]

African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) - Supporting the African diaspora in the UK to contribute to wealth and job creation in Africa. Includes news and information about activities, events and membership.
Meta Description: [ AFFORD supports the efforts of African diasporas in advancing Africa’s development, through networking, capacity-building, event organisation, education, training, information services, research, publications and resources, dialogue with donors and policy makers. ]

African Information Society Youth Network - A regional youth information and communication electronic network. Its objective is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of youth-targeted ICT-programmes in the context of promoting sustainable youth livelihood, education and enterpreneurship opportunities in Africa.

500 African Urban Heritage Foundation Ltd - Registered Charity promoting the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings and urban areas in Africa. Based in the UK.

Africare - Specializes in helping Africa by helping alleviate hunger, building water wells, treating childhood diseases, and supporting social empowerment. Page includes crisis news, positive developments and office locations.

AvRICA - NGO providing aid to rural African communities via aviation; project details.
Meta Description: [ African charities Africa Tanzania Kenya avrica barry maurer Barry Maurer AvRICA, African aviation based charity ]

BBC News - Africa's Development Plan - Explains NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development), the African-inspired plan for the development of the continent, as agreed to in the 2002 G8 Summit in Kananaskis. Includes links to related news and analysis.
Meta Description: [ African leaders have launched a new plan to boost economic development and reverse the marginalisation of the continent. ]

CAFRAD (African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development) - Pan African intergovernmental organization for the improvement of governance systems. Includes information on activities, goals and member states.

Charity Navigator - Africa - Independent charity evaluator provides free financial evaluations of America's charities, aimed at the individual donor. Offers news and information on wise giving and charity ratings.
Meta Description: [ Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator, provides free financial evaluations of America's charities. We are the individual donor's first source for unbiased news and information on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, wise giving, donating money, charitable donations,... ]

Christian Aid - Africa 2005 - Group tackling the causes of poverty and injustice explains their work with the Africa Commission and their response to its official Report. Includes information on how to get involved.
Meta Description: [ Christian Aid works in more than 50 countries, helping people regardless of religion or race to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. ]

Commission for Africa - Official site of Tony Blair's Commission includes the March 2005 Report of recommended measures to achieve the goal of a strong and prosperous Africa. Includes archives, timeline and outreach information for schools. [English, French]

Foundation for the Development of Africa - Africa sustainable development non profit organisation; campaign for support of NEPAD.
Meta Description: [ SUPPORT AFRICA - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AFRICA ]

Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Debt Relief - News, analysis, background information and links.

Ohio University - Institute for the African Child - Promotes research, teaching and service that consider children in Africa's socio-economic development. Offers workshops, conferences and papers.
Meta Description: [ IAC Front Page ]

Oxfam - Campaigning for Change in Africa - News and information about their projects, events and alliances for global policy change.

ReliefWeb - Africa - Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.

SOS Children's Villages - Africa - Presents maps and country information about SOS facilities and programmes.
Meta Description: [ SOS Children's Villages is an international child charity providing long term care for orphans and children in need. Make an online donation or sponsor a child to help. ]

Sunugal Education Fund - USA organization supporting underprivileged children's education in West Africa.

The World Bank - AFTH2 - Promotes primary education, basic health coverage, and social protection in 16 Central and West African countries.
Meta Description: [ The World Bank | Central and Western Africa Human Development Division 2: Promotes universal primary education, basic health coverage, and social protection in each of our 16 client countries through comprehensive projects created in cooperation with local public, private and non-profit participa... ]

Transform Africa - Member network of training, research and advocacy organisations aiming to improve the effectiveness of the NGO sector to fight poverty in Africa. Includes news, programs, activities, partners and country profiles.

Turtle Will - Dedicated to the improvement of the lives of traditional peoples in Ethiopia, Mali and Niger in a manner that is consistent with their traditions and cultures, through locally driven projects that maintain choice.
Meta Description: [ TurtleWill.org - A nonprofit organization ]

USAID - Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS) - Provides overview briefs, weather hazards with imagery and maps, livelihoods, special reports, and contingency and response planning reports. Includes food security status reports on current emergencies, warnings and watches.

Wringing Success from Failure in Late-Developing Countries - Lessons from the Field - Dr. Joseph F. Stepanek's book site about development and aid for late developing countries.
Meta Description: [ Book on Africa development and aid for third-world, late developing countries with USAID, written by J. Stepanek, African economic advisor. ]