Indiana-Africa Connections Project
Community Resource Center for Refugees
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Private Voluntary
The Community Resource Center for Refugees seeks to help immigrants by educating them on how to successfully integrate into their new communities. They provide education on ESL training, employment skills, employment, healthy homes, disease prevention, volunteering, and healthcare. Read more
Congo Helping Hands, Inc.
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Private Voluntary
Through microeconomic initiatives and community partnering, the organization seeks to improve health, education, agriculture, and economic conditions. Read more
Cummins, Inc.
Posted: Monday, October 11, 2010 in Corporation
Cummins, based in Columbus, partnered with Nigerian company AG Leventis to create Cummins West Africa. The partnership aims to provide solutions to the rapidly growing demand for power in Nigeria. Read more
Daniel J. Adomitis
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Individuals, Corporation
Firestone Natural Rubber Company is a multi-nation corporation with large investments in Liberia Besides business investment, Firestone Liberia has also invested heavily in education and healthcare. Sixteen thousand students attend primary and secondary schools funded by Firestone Liberia. Read more
Danka Rapic
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Individuals, Private Voluntary
Danka Rapic is an Indianapolis resident who specializes as a gender and development consultant. She has worked both with the policy institute Provocate and with the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI. For the Center on Philanthropy, she helped to form a relationship with the Harambee Center on Philanthropy at Moi University in Kenya. Read more
Darcy Weaver
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Individuals
Darcy Weaver is the leader and coordinator of College Park Church's partnership with the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST). The mission of NEGST is "to promote excellence in African Christianity." Read more
Darfur Peace & Development Organization
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Organizations
The organization exists to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide in Darfur, to facilitate just governance, and to enable the residents of Darfur to effectively rebuild and develop their homeland. Read more
Daria Barwinska
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Individuals
Daria, a native of Poland, has published a book entitled To Be . . . In Africa. She is also involved in a number of African humanitarian initiatives. Read more
David Russell
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Individuals
David Russell is a lawyer practicing in many areas including international law. He also serves as vice-chairman of the African University Foundation. He is a frequent speaker in Indiana and abroad on international law and intellectual property rights. Read more
Dawn Whitehead
Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Individuals
In 2009, IUPUI was awarded a grant by the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Dawn Whitehead, Director of International Curriculum at IUPUI, became the director for the project. Read more