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Straight to the Source
Straight to the Source
Two books written in the last few years draw the lines of two camps, or two approaches to international development. Both books are “must reads” for those who care about poverty in the poorest of nations. And having read them, one must decide which approach to invest in, for the two approaches are fundamentally different.
Twenty More Years
Twenty More Years
I got an email message at work inviting me to come listen to Wahu Kaara, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee from Kenya. She was going to speak on campus about human rights and the post-election violence in Kenya (I teach in the School of Public Health at UNC). I had been following the news about Kenya’s disruption closely. For several years I’ve been spending a few weeks in Kenya nearly every summer. I’d been in close contact with my Kenyan friends, concerned about their safety. Read more...
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Africa Rising was featured in a North Carolina public television series on social entrepreneurialism. You can view a six minute clip on Africa Rising at the UNC TV website. Read More...
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Two books written in the last few years draw the lines of two camps, or two approaches to international development. Both books are “must reads” for those who care about poverty in the poorest of nations. And having read them, one must decide which approach to invest in, for the two approaches are fundamentally different.
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SUCCESS STORY
Africa Rising works by extending the networks of the organizations we support. This summer we did this for the Millenium School in Mityana, Uganda. With guidance from Africa Rising, some faculty and staff of Duke University’s Global Health Institute created a summer project that would benefit the Millenium School and some Duke students who would carry out the project. Eight Duke students traveled to Uganda for two months. Read More... 
OUR STORY

The work of Africa Rising is done by about 12 people and continues to grow. We all have “day jobs” and volunteer our evenings and weekends to the work of Africa Rising.

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