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UN peacekeeping in Africa has its origins in humanitarian ideology. Humanitarianism in Africa refers to the intentions and actions of people, nations, and organizations to alleviate human suffering in Africa. Humanitarian policies have focused on improving problems in Africa such as poverty, poor-health, corruption, and ethnic/inter-state conflict.
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) is a non-governmental organization that provides relief services to countries in Africa. It was founded by Dr. David Zawde in 1994 in response to the Rwandan genocide. [1] In 1994, the Rwandan genocide occurred. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Rwanda, Africa. [2]
Invisible Children also operates as a charitable organization, soliciting donations and selling merchandise to raise money for its cause. The organization promotes its cause by dispensing films on the internet and presenting in high schools and colleges around the United States. When the organization was founded, the LRA was active in Uganda.
RAINS, also known as Africare & Relief for Africans In Need in the Sahel, is an African American organization based on racial solidarity and humanitarian aid to west Africa. [51] AFASPA, also known as Association Française d'Amite et de Solidarite avec les Peuple d'Afrique, or the Comite d'Enformation Sahel, this organization was based on a ...
This story is the first in a series about what can happen to people on the ground when the World Bank bankrolls big projects. Other stories published today by HuffPost and ICIJ include an overview detailing the reporting team’s key findings , a look at mass evictions in Ethiopia tied to a World Bank project and an examination of a Peruvian ...
Gift of the Givers (founded as Waqful Waqifin) [1] [2] is a South African non-governmental organisation [3] and disaster relief group. [4] It was established in 1992 in Pietermaritzberg [5] to offer worldwide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.
The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is an organization in West Africa. OSIWA was established in 2000 as a part of the global network of Soros Foundations . OSIWA claims to promote "open societies where democracy, good governance, the rule of law, basic freedoms and widespread civic participation prevail" and "the value of ...
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