Read about the experiences of former interns at Africa Action...
"Volunteering at Africa Action provided an nurturing environment in which I learned about vast issues pertaining to Africa. I had the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and developed lasting friendships."
-Millicent Bright - Spelman College
"My time at Africa Action (AA) was a valuable and an outstanding experience. My learning curve was constantly being fed with a dynamic set of tasks, seminars/events, and a laundry list of informative and thought-provoking discussions. AA and the AA staff gave me the experience and the tools to charge forward with humility and persistence."
-Jessie Mudjitaba-Fernandez - Howard University
"My internship with Africa Action was my most positive internship experience thus far! Over the course of the internship, I re-discovered my absolute love for my continent and all the issues that pertain to its development. I know now that in the future, I would like to work in arenas that afford me the chance to improve the land of my heritage. More than anything, however, I most appreciated the staff and impact they made on my life. I was nurtured throughout the whole experience, as I was given the chance to really explore my talents and learn new skills. Also, the networks I made were priceless and even today, I can call the office and feel warmth and acceptance. At the start of the summer, I was looking for an excellent internship experience. I am so happy that I got more than what I was anticipating!"
-Uduak Bassey - University of Miami
"...at Africa Action I found myself and my comrades there doing work in a professional environment where people from different backgrounds were coming together to establish into society the universal human qualities of compassaion, justice, love and equality into the world by working as an organization as well as with other organizations to change the existing structures and to pressure powerful people to put respect for human rights and Africa at the forefront of their decisions... Those working in the organization provide information and analysis in clear language so that the complex issues they work on can be digested by anyone wishing to become educated about the organization's campaigns and the situations demanding the organization's action. Africa Action also mobilizes public pressure to leverage democratic change in the "...policies and policy-making processes of U.S. and multinational institutions toward Africa." In short, it is an organization with the mission of working to change U.S. Africa policy so that it supports and promotes economic, political, and social justice on the African continent. I found that website information to be accurate- Africa Action is an organization that truly strives to support justice and respect where they already exist and to establish them where they do not yet exist, but not only with regard to the way the U.S. government interacts with the nations and people of Africa. The staff of Africa Action also works to establish an environment of respect, dignity, and equal freedom within the office itself..."
-Nicholas Carl, Eastern Mennonite University
(Africa Action interns rally for peace and justice in Darfur and all of Sudan)
22 July 2009
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