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ORGANIZATIONS
World Wide Fund for
Mothers Injured in Childbirth Maternal morbidity is one
of the greatest unrecognized human tragedies in the world
today. The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth
(WFMIC) was founded in 1995 as a not-for-profit corporation
dedicated to relieving the suffering of women with childbirth
injury, especially the millions suffering from obstetric fistula in
the poorer countries of the world. This site can help you to become
involved! The goal of their web page is to inform people about
the "hidden epidemic" of childbirth injury in the developing world,
to generate interest in participation in fighting this problem, and
to provide resources to those involved with this very worthy
cause. This organization is being run by Dr. Lewis Wall, an
American who has repaired fistulas across Africa and is now begging
for funds to build a fistula hospital in West Africa.
Ghana Investment
Promotion Centre The Ghana Investment Promotion
Centre (GIPC) is a government agency, re-established under the Ghana
Investment Promotion Centre Act, 1994 to encourage, promote and
facilitate investments in all sectors of the Ghanaian economy except
mining and petroleum.
World
Religions Mission of this site is to promote religious
tolerance and a well documented criticism to the espiritual or
metaphysical: religions, cults, sects, magick, esoterism and
spiritualism. And to promote a multidisciplinary view of the
religious and esoteric phenomena. And finally to create an
individual perception of the Sacred to understand what is beyond
world's religions.
African
Traditional Religion Many people consider African
religions to be limited to Animism and Tribal religions. Africa is a
vast continent, with many races, but in religion as in other matters
the continent is divided at the Sahara Desert.
Global Citizens
for Change is a virtual organization. Its stated
objective is to use online methods to better inform, educate and
prepare educators, their students and prospective volunteers, of all
ages, respecting global education issues and volunteering in
developing countries. Global Citizens for Change promotes
volunteering overseas as the ultimate global learning experience.The
Life in
Africa Foundation seeks to foster an increased
international understanding of Africa and African people, and to
make a lasting impact - through supporting microfinance in Africa -
on the lives of ordinary African people who face extraordinary life
challenges every single day.Christian
Vision (CV) is a non-profit charitable company
founded on Biblical principles in the UK in December 1988. They have
a developed a number of global strageties to bring people of the
world into a relationship with Jesus. These include radio stations,
church development and planting, leadership training and community
resources.D.O.V.E.
is an acrynom for Development, Orphanages and Vocational Education.
They currently work in Sierra Leone, West Africa, doing relief work
with orphans and widows.
RADIO
STATIONS
AFRICAN
RADIO STATIONS If you have a sound card, speakers or
headsets, and the free program, Real Player, listen to radio broadcasts from
African radio stations.
AFRICA INDEPENDENT
TELEVISION
GLOBECASTWTV Africa Independent Television (AIT) is
the first independent global satellite television station operating
from Lagos, The Federal Republic of Nigeria.
BLACK RADIO
STATIONS ...from
around the world.
FOOD
Alcofa is an online
Portugese Supermarket. Have the finest Portugese foods delivered to
your door. The flavours of Portugal at the click of a
button!
The Congo
Cookbook Welcome to The Congo Cookbook, a collection of
over 150 African recipes from all over Africa plus information
about African cooking, cuisine, culture, food, gastronomy, and
history. Featuring African proverbs, excerpts from historic texts,
and rare African recipes. Perfect for use at home, for school
projects, for a club dinner, and for Kwanzaa celebrations. The FAQ
describes and tells how to obtain their downloadable PDF file.
Please enjoy!
NEWS AND SHOPPING
AFRICAN
NEWSPAPERS African newspapers for information on local
issues, politics, events, celebrations, people and business. Looking
for accommodation, shopping, bargains and weather then this is the
place to start. Information about holidays, vacations, resorts, real
estate and property together with finance, stock market and
investments reports; also look for theater, movies, culture,
entertainment, activities and events all covered in African
newspapers.
AfriOne
is an internet company based in
Jos, Nigeria. Along with some Cyber Cafes in Jos, their web portal
offers an array of Nigeria news, chat rooms, and information on
Nigerian government and financing. Their aim is to spread internet
and communications services across Nigeria and the rest of
Africa.
Nigeria
Masterweb is the
self-proclaimed King of Cyber Nigeria. They offer many features such
as news, chat rooms, employment, poetry, newspapers and magazines,
online shopping and more! They also feature outstanding Nigerians
who are giving the country a good name. For example, read about the
Nigerian computer science student who is the new Miss
World.
For
Masterweb links to other African countries visit the
Africa Masterweb. Africa Masterweb is your gateway to
Africa. Its primary objective is the cyber consolidation of African
resources to enable its people harness them better and in addition
provide the much needed information about the continent to
prospective investors and the world in general. This is the place to
hear "God Bless Africa", the unofficial African
Anthem.
Adire African
Textiles offers
information about and an opportunity to purchase fine examples of a
wide range of hand made African textiles including Adire, Adinkra,
Akwete, Aso-oke, Bogolan, Ewe, Kente, Kuba, and Nupe cloths. They
are located in London's Portobello Road market in the
UK.
Indaba
celebrates ethnic art from the
many countries and cultures of Africa. They feature an extensive
collection of authentic artifacts and unique tribal art, baskets,
cloth, contemporary handmade crafts and functional
art.
BBC
News
Shop
online at Tekay Designs for
African attire, including maternity, bridal and formal
wear.
Nigeria
Web is the starting
point for current news headlines, maps and info about Nigeria, and
personal web pages by Nigerians.
Africa
Online includes news
headlines, weather, classifieds, a wonderful bookstore featuring
African books in many categories, and web pages for Kenya, Uganda,
Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Cote
D'Ivoire.
The
Guardian is an
independent newspaper which strives to present balanced coverage of
news events and promote the best interests of
Nigeria.
African
Business is the
leading business magazine in Africa. It combines an intimate
pan-African knowledge with a broad international outlook.
LANGUAGES
The
UCLA Hausa
Homepage
gives
resources and references for studying the Hausa language, complete
with sound and graphics. Learn about specific vowel and consonant
sounds, different dialects, greetings and common phrases. Audio
files allow you to actually listen to the correct pronunciations. If
you only remember Hausa kutdun, kutdun, this is a great site for
brushing up.
The Ethnologue "tries to bring together the best information
on the languages of the world." It includes 228 country files in 5
geographic areas, including comprehensive listings of African
languages. It also includes "endangered" languages, such as pidgen,
creole, gypsy and other special interest
languages.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ananse's Web: The African Culinary
Network is dedicated to helping anyone with a serious
interest in African cuisine connect with colleagues, especially in
Africa. It includes a message and discussion board, reviews, cooking
class and recipe information, articles and interviews. A very
interesting and informative site.
Find many links to African web sites on
About.com's African
Cultures
page.
If you want to reserve a room at Hill
Station in Jos, Nigeria, Nigerian Galleria is the place to go. The
site includes hotel listings and descriptions throughout Nigeria,
music, restaurants, art, discussion groups, marketplace, news,
country info and more!
Nigeria and the Igbo Culture
features links to several
interesting pages. The Nigeria page gives lots of info about the
land and peoples of Nigeria, including the words to the national
anthem. The Igbo links include information on the
language.
Master Works
Production sells African and
African-American books, masks, clothing, musical instruments,
calabashes and other items.
It's Highlife
Time!
Learn about
one of West Africa's most popular musical styles. Listen to sound
clips or join a chat room.
The Republic of Ghana site is a smorgasbord of
links to all things about Ghana, including a dictionary, maps,
music, government and more.
Education
in Africa covers all
topics related to education in Africa.
TINTIN
While he has nothing to do
with African foods, Tintin and his companions make for excellent
reading. This comic book character is a young journalist who travels
the world solving high level mysteries with an eccentric group of
friends and adversaries.
The Tintin Files includes the hilarious "To be Precise"
archives, lists of the Captains insults and quotes, Tintin's bio,
information about Hergé, and more!
Herge and Tintin
has information and
pictures, and a biography of the author. This site lists the names
of the characters in 22 different
languages!
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