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Africa Initiative Bulletin Inserts Directors' letter on Africa Initiative |
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Africa
knows the effects of war and civil conflict. People on various parts
of the continent are eager for strategies of peace that
equip them with tools to heal physical, social, and psychological scars.
To plant seeds of peace among the younger generation, the CWS School
Safe Zones program is being piloted in Kenya.
Africa
has large numbers of displaced people who
know the suffering of being forced to flee home, community, and all that
is familiar. In addition to emergency shelter, sustenance, and medical
care, uprooted children and adults need education, job skills, and socialization
as they grapple with the challenges of displacement and seek asylum or
a way home.
parts
of Africa are in the grip of endemic poverty. Parents and communities
seek alleviation of hunger and poverty — food
for their children and the means to earn sustainable income.
people
in virtually every region of Africa face water shortages. Water resource
development is needed to secure clean safe water for daily needs — drinking,
cooking, hygiene, and agriculture — and for long-term community
stability.
millions
of people across Africa are dying from AIDS and AIDS-related
illness. They need HIV/AIDS programs
that will advocate for anti-retroviral medications, offer prevention
education and healthcare counseling, and provide solutions
that embrace AIDS orphans and vulnerable children.