Links
Engaging with like-minded organizations and institutions in the United
States and on the African continent strengthens the work of Africa Action.
To help build connections, we offer the following links to web pages,
websites and resources provided by allied organizations and others with
useful information on issues related to Africa and Africa Action’s
priority campaigns.
Strategic
Partners |
50 Years is Enough Network
50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is
a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women's, solidarity, faith-based,
policy, social- and economic-justice, youth, labor and development
organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Go
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American
Friends Service Committee
Founded by Quakers, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs
throughout the world. Life Over Debt, a national campaign
of the AFSC, highlights the need for immediate cancellation of Africa's
debt. Go
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Foreign Policy in
Focus
Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) is a think tank for research, analysis,
and action that brings together scholars, advocates, and activists
who strive to make the United States a more responsible global partner.
FPIF provides timely analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international
affairs and recommends policy alternatives. Go
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Jubilee USA
Network
Jubilee USA Network is the U.S. arm of the international Jubilee
movement working for debt cancellation for impoverished nations.
Jubilee USA Network is made up of 70 organizations and grassroots
coalitions across the United States, including Africa Action. Go
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TransAfrica
Forum
TransAfrica Forum serves as a major research, educational, and organizing
institution for the African-American community, focused on the economic,
political and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy as it affects
Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America. Go
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Resources on Darfur |
Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA’s website features investigate reports, analysis and action alerts on the crisis in Darfur and human rights concerns in the region.
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Darfur Consortium
The Darfur Consortium is an umbrella group of African civil society groups, and other groups working in Africa, concerned about bringing an end to the crisis in Darfur. Its website includes statements and publications on the crisis.
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Darfur Peace & Development
Darfur Peace & Development is an organization run by Darfurians, which seeks to promote and restore peace & development in Darfur, Sudan. The website includes latest news and opportunities to sponsor refugee schools and make donations.
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Eric Reeves
This site links to electronically published analytic briefs and advocacy writings on Sudan by Professor Eric Reeves of Smith College, MA.
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Genocide Intervention Fund
The Genocide Intervention Fund’s website offers daily summaries of media coverage on the crisis in Darfur.
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Human Rights First
Human Rights First is a human rights advocacy organization based in New York City and Washington, DC. Their H.O.P.E. for Darfur campaign page provides news and action alerts.
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International Crisis Group
This website includes historical analysis, current reports and advocacy documents on the crisis in Darfur, as well as maps and photographic resources on the region.
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Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights’ website offers video footage, analysis & action alerts on the genocide in Darfur.
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Save Darfur Coalition
Save Darfur Coalition’s website features news, resources and action opportunities on the crisis in Darfur.
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STAND
The STAND website features student initiatives and resources designed to create awareness about, and promote action on, the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
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Resources on HIV/AIDS |
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)
The ACT UP website offers resources for activists and opportunities to get involved in local AIDS activism.
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Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA)
The Campaign to End AIDS website offers tools to organize locally on global and domestic AIDS issues.
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Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
The CHANGE website offers in-depth analysis and criticism on U.S. HIV/AIDS policies, especially how they affect women.
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Global AIDS Alliance
The Global AIDS Alliance website offers timely action alerts and analyses on global HIV/AIDS issues.
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund website features updates on its own work and on HIV/AIDS-related challenges globally.
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Health Global Access Project (Health GAP)
The HealthGAP website offers tools for activists and resources on several HIV/AIDS-related campaigns.
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Network of African People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAP+)
The NAP+ website helps to promote and express clearly the rights, interests, and responsibilities of African people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Pan-African Treatment Access Movement (PATAM)
PATAM’s website offer news, analysis and resources on treatment access for people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC)
The SGAC website offers numerous resources for student AIDS activists, including campus organizing guides and timely action alerts.
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Treatment Action Campaign (South Africa)
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) website supports their mission by raising public awareness and understanding about issues surrounding the availability, affordability and use of HIV treatments.
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UNAIDS (United Nations Special Programme on AIDS)
The UNAIDS website features the latest statistics and initiatives on HIV/AIDS worldwide.
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Resources on Debt Cancellation |
50 Years is Enough Network
50 Years is Enough provides information, analysis, and resources on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
AFRODAD conducts research and advocacy on Africa’s debt. Their monthly electronic newsletter provides news updates, analysis and other useful information on debt.
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American Friends Services Committee (AFSC)
AFCS’s Life Over Debt campaign provides activist toolkits and other resources to highlight the need for immediate cancellation of Africa’s debt.
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Jubilee South
Jubilee South publishes an e-newsletter and the Jubilee Journal, a good source of critical analysis of debt from Jubilee’s network of 85 groups in over 40 countries.
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Jubilee USA Network
This website features action alerts, updates, analysis, reports, and other resources on debt cancellation.
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Jubilee Zambia
In addition to analysis of the impact of debt in Zambia, this website offers a critique of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative in Zambia.
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Kenya Debt Relief Network (KENDREN)
KENDREN uses the materials on this website to raise awareness among Kenyans about the impact of the heavy debt burden on the provision of social services in Kenya.
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MWENGO
MWENGO’s website offers policy alerts, publications and analysis on economic justice issues.
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Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD)
Through their website and their e-newsletter Breakfree, ZIMCODD provides updates, analysis, and reports on debt and trade-related issues in Zimbabwe. This site is temporarily unavailable
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Other Allied Organizations |
Africa
Faith and Justice Network
AFJN works closely with Catholic missionary congregations and numerous
Africa-focused coalitions of all persuasions to advocate for U.S.
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.
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All
Africa Conference of Churches
The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) is a fellowship of
Churches and Institutions working together to mobilize people of
faith around social and economic justice (overcoming poverty), health
and wholeness (HIV/AIDS), and international relations (governance,
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All-Africa
Students Union
The All-Africa Students Union brings together students from each
country on the continent in order to co-ordinate their efforts towards
the socio-economic and political advancement of their continent.
Their primary campaign is on fighting HIV/AIDS. Go
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American
Medical Students Association (AMSA)
AMSA is a national network of medical, nursing, and public health
students focused on advocating for the fight against the global
HIV/AIDS pandemic. Go
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The
Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD)
The Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD)
is a pan-African non-governmental organization based in Senegal,
which undertakes and supports research, training and advocacy to
promote the economic, political and social rights of African women.
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Justice
Africa
Justice Africa serves as focal point for activities by a range of
like-minded organizations in Africa. Justice Africa currently focuses
on HIV/AIDS and Darfur. Go
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Southern
and Eastern African Trade, Information and Negotiations Institute
(SEATINI)
SEATINI is an African initiative to strengthen Africa's capacity
to take a more effective part in the emerging global trading system
and to better manage the process of globalization. It deals specifically
with issues and debates around the World Trade Organization and
Africa's relationships to it. Go
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United
States Student Association (USSA)
USSA works towards building grassroots power among students to win
concrete victories on education-related issues at campus, state
and federal levels. Go
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Washington Office
on Africa
The Washington Office on Africa (WOA) is a church-sponsored not-for-profit
advocacy organization seeking to articulate and promote a just American
policy toward Africa. Go
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