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A F R I C A N A ~ B U L L E T I N 
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African Diaspora Network 
April 14, 2000 




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C O N T E N T S


1] Links to volunteer, internship & work opportunities in Africa

2] Announcements of Conferences & Events in Africa *

3] New VIDEO on study opportunities in Africa

4] Schools, Colleges & Universities in Africa; Educational 
Resources / Associations; African Study Programs; 
College and University Home Pages

5] GHANA: 2nd Int'l Conference on Distance Education, HEALTH

6] MADAGASCAR: 3rd Int'l Conference on Women, Children, HEALTH; Women Scholars

7] 29 ROOTS Educational/Travel Programs: to Africa, Cuba, Brazil

8] 20 Volunteer Self-help, Grassroots Projects in Ghana

9] General Resources & Links


* Note: 
Helping to organize a conference, or attending/participating, 
offers a great internship possibility, and opportunity to 
arrange with your university to receive academic credit

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LIST OF PROGRAMS & ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING
VOLUNTEER, INTERNSHIP & 
WORK OPPORTUNITIES 

For a compendious list of programs and organizations offering 
volunteer, internship, travel & work opportunities in Africa 
and the Diaspora, go to the following sites: 

http://x10.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414548873 
http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys (see African Photo Gallery)
http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075 (go to end of this site) 
http://x13.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=461650703 


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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES & EVENTS 
(SAVE/SHARE THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS)


For details on any of the following, go to:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Current_Events/menu_Current_E.html

Participation is WELCOME.


EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty advisors 
or departments to earn academic credit for their attendance or 
participation. A typical arrangement is for students to submit a
paper on a topic of interest; they draw upon what they
learned from their attendance or participation.


Africa at the Pictures: Film Festival, 03/00 
Africa Workshop at NAFSA - San Diego, 05/00 
African Network Operators Group Workshop, 05/00 
"Anthropology & Africa: A Cross-Colonial 
Investigation, 1880-1960", 03/00 
AIDS2000: The 13th International AIDS Conference, South Africa, 07/00 
APIC/ECA Electronic Roundtable, 01-05/00 
Call for Papers: 12th Annual All-African Students Conference, 05/00 
Call for Papers: 12th International Triennial 
Symposium on African Art,04/00 
Call for Papers: African Philosophy -The Next 50 Years, 04/00 
Call for Papers: "The American Research Center in Egypt..", 04/00 
Call for Papers: Association for Anthropology in Southern Africa, 05/00 
Call for Papers: CAAS "Taking Stock In African Studies..", 05/00 
Call for Papers: Conference on African Philosophy, 04/2000 
Call for Papers: Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography 
Call for Papers: "Ethnic and Religious Conflict in 
Cross-Cultural Perspective", 05/00 
Call for Papers: Graduate Conference in African Studies, 04/00 
International Conference on Health Research for Development, 10/00 
Call for Papers: International Congress on Medical Informatics, 09/00 
Call for Papers: Journal of Language and Popular 
Culture in Africa, Spring 00 
Call for Papers: LCTLs in the Working World, Virginia, 05/00 
Call for Papers: Mid-America Alliance for African Studies, 09/00 
Call for Papers: Medicinal Plants, Traditional Medicines 
& Local Communities in Africa, 05/00 
Call for Papers: Repercussions of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 07/00 
Call for Papers: SERSAS Spring Conference, 04/00 
Call for Papers: "Social Sciences in Health" Conference, 08/00 
Call for Papers: Symposium on African Art, 04/00 
Call for Papers: "A United States of Africa?", 06/00 
Call for Papers: "Women and the Reconfiguration of Gender in Africa" 
Call for Papers: "Women of African Descent: Reaching Across 
the Diaspora", 06/00 
CODESRIA Fellowships in Child & Youth Studies, 04/2000 
Conference: Opportunities in Africa, UK, 04/00 
The Ebola Virus: Virology, Fiction and Threat to Mankind, F.A. Murphy 
Eritrean Network Information Center (ENIC) 
Ghana's Computer Literacy/Distant Learning/HEALTH, 07/00
Ghana Traditional Medicine Conference, 07/00 
Indiana U: "Africa's Oral Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge..", 08/00 
infoDev College Scholarship Fund 
Infusing African and Asian Studies into the Undergraduate 
Curriculum, 04/00 
International Association for the History of Religions, 08/00 
International Conference on Street Children in East Africa, 04/00 
International Federation for Information Processing, 05/00 
New Films on Africa, 03/00 
Penn Summer Abroad program in Dar Es Salaam, 04/00 
Workshop on Islamic Thought in Africa, 05/00 
The Journal of African Travel-Writing 
Midwest Graduate Student Conference in African Studies, 04/00 
UCLA Graduate Conference in African Studies, 04/00 
UW-M: Summer Cooperative African Language Institute, 08/00 
Diasporan Women, Infant, Children, HEALTH (WAAD-3) Conference, 
MADAGASCAR, 10/00 
Workshop on Molecular Biology and Immunology of Malaria 
Vaccines, Gabon, 04/00 

For details on any of the above, go to:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Current_Events/menu_Current_E.html


PLEASE EARMARK THIS SITE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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"Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American Students" 

A new video by: The National Consortium for Study in Africa 

Many U.S. undergraduate students and their parents wonder if they should 
consider study abroad in Africa. A growing number of U.S. universities are
linked with African faculty and universities and are offering study 
seminars in Africa, including some for semester and full academic year 
periods.

This 27 minute video (VHS format) offers an overview of several U.S. 
study programs at campuses in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe, and South Africa. There are interviews with African university 
faculty, administrators, and students; and the video offers scenes from 
a variety of African university campuses and the cities and countries 
where they are located.

Videos are $20.00 each which includes shipping and handling within the U.S. 
All orders to be shipped outside the U.S. Add $5.00 for shipping and 
handling.

For all info, go to: http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/video_an.htm

Or, contact:

NCSA: c/o African Studies Center 
Michigan State University 
100 Center for International Programs 
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035

Phone: (517) 353-1700 
Fax: (517) 432-1209 
E-mail: NCSA@msu.edu 

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Schools, Colleges & Universities in Africa 
Educational Resources / Associations 
African Study Programs; International Education

College and University Home Pages
A listing of over 3000 links to the home pages 
of colleges and universities around the world. 


For links to the above topics/subjects pertaining to Africa, 
please go to:

http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/covereducation.html
http://www.africaonline.com/
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/teaching.htm


For an assortment of great Education links to Africa, 
go to:

http://www.cc.utah.edu/~pks1019/education.html#universities
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/teaching.htm


For Education links especially in regards to Southern Africa,
go to:

http://www.africa.com/links/?section=education


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G H A N A


2nd International Conference on Distance Education, 
Computer Literacy, Info Technology & HEALTH in Africa, 
to be convenend in Accra, GHANA, July 26-29 2000. 

Place: The new Royal LaPalm Beach Hotel in Accra. 

CALL for abstracts, papers, moderators, volunteers 

E-mail: callforpapers@ghaclad.org 


Note: Check on extensions of DEADLINES; please go to: 

http://www.ghaclad.org/ 
http://www.ghaclad.org/conferences/ghaclad2000/index.htm 
http://www.ghaclad.org/ghaclad2000/overview/cfp/index.htm 

For more info, contact: 

Dr. Osei Darkwa 
President-GhaCLAD NonProfit Educational Org 
University of Illinois-Chicago 
ghaclad@ghaclad.org 
darkwa@uic.edu 
Phone: 312-996-8508 


JOIN GhaCLAD Conference LIST 

Join the List for Conference organizers & volunteers. 
Send a blank message to: 

Ghaclad-discussion-subscribe@egroups.com 

and be sure to reply to the CONFIRM Request when it arrives 
moments later. 

* Help with planning and promoting the Conference 
* Discuss issues relating to education, info technology, 
and health in Africa 
* Help map out future direction for African education 
* Receive & share info on discounted travel & opportunities in Africa 


Earn Academic Credit: 7 to 12 units 

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty 
advisor or department to earn academic credit (recommended, 
7 to 12 units) under the rubric of Independent Study. 

Many will submit a paper on a topic of interest after returning. 

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M A D A G A S C A R: 

Women, Children, Health & Gender Issues in the Diaspora


AFRICAN CONFERENCE: Call for papers, presenters, moderators, volunteers


http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/waad/Madagascar.htm
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/

CALL FOR ACTION! MADAGASCAR 2000!

Third International Conference on Women 
in Africa & the African Diaspora (WAAD III)


Theme: 

Facing the New Millennium: Gender in Africa 
and the African Diaspora

Retrospection and Prospects

Location:

Antananarivo, Madagascar 

Date:

October 6-13, 2000

Contact: 

Dr. Obioma Nnaemeka ("Obi")
President - Assoc. of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Convenor - Third WAAD Conference
Women’s Studies Program
Cavanaugh Hall Room 001C
Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

Phone: 

(317) 278-2038
(317) 274-7611 or 
(317) 274-0062 (messages)

Fax: 

(317) 274-2347

E-mail: 

nnaemeka@iupui.edu 


Website: 

http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/waad/Madagascar.htm
http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/ 

(click on "Action Alert" or "WAAD Conference").


Interested in helping with the Conference?
PLEASE JOIN THE AFWOSCHO LIST

The discussion group is open to ALL.
The AFWOSCHO list focuses on debates and 
exchange of ideas about gender issues 
in Africa and encourages the dissemination 
of and response to other related and 
relevant information (research queries, 
conferences and workshops, grants, 
fellowships, courses, programs, 
scholarships, collaborative work). 

To join, send the message (place in the text/body area): 

SUBSCRIBE AFWOSCHO [your name] 

Send to: listserv@listserv.iupui.edu


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ABOUT AAWS

Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS) is a 
worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and 
encouraging scholarship on African women in African 
Studies, forging intellectual links and networks 
with scholars, activists, students, and policy 
makers inside and outside Africa, and participating 
actively in continental and global debates on issues 
specifically relevant or related to African women. 


Contact: Obioma Nnaemeka
nnaemeka@iupui.edu
French & Women’s Studies 
Indiana University

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O P E N . T O . A L L 


AASP 
Non-Profit Educational Organization 


Diasporan "ROOTS" Programs to: 

A F R I C A ~ B R A Z I L ~ C U B A 

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Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa, Egypt 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, The Gambia 
Madagascar, Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia 
Brazil, Cuba 

Departing from New York City
in July, August, December & February

One-, two- and three-week programs

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Earn Academic Credit 

Sponsored by: 

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM, Inc. 
Prof. Harold Rogers, President 

PO Box 497327 
Chicago, Ill 60649-7327 

PH: 773-667-1285 
FX: 773-684-6967 
(PHONE for the new 2-yr Catalog)

For more info, the application, or to browse the Photo Gallery, go to: 

http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/journey.html 
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/page2.html 
http://www.earthcorp.com/journeyS 

Or, E-Mail your full mailing address plus PHONE number to 
Prof. Harold Rogers, at both: 

HRogers@ccc.edu, ABC@starmail.com

Celebrating its 20th year, AASP offers one of the most affordable and 
in-depth ways to experience Africa - an Africa that tourists would never
see or know.

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RECOMMENDED PROGRAM 


20 Volunteer Projects in Ghana 

For details on the 20 Volunteer Projects being organized 
in Ghana by the Voluntary Workcamps Association (VOLU; rhymes
with "tofu"), please go to: 

http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075 

Applications are now being accepted.

VOLU, founded in 1956, is one of the oldest and most 
respected (and most successful) service organizations in Africa. 
Volunteer Projects include building schools and clinics, 
farming, rainforest conservation, reforestation, computer 
training, health education, youth work, etc. These projects are 
self-help, grassroots and, most important, sustainable
by the local communities.

Volunteers are welcome to join with Ghanaians and local villagers 
in 1, 2 and 3 week work projects. 

Go to the above Website for detailed project descriptions 
and general information on how to participate. 

Participants make their own airfare arrangements to Ghana. 
[Ghana Airways, departing from NYC and other U.S. & int'l cities, 
often will offer VOLU volunteers a discount on airfare.] 

The VOLU program is unique. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, and 
provides one of the most affordable and in-depth ways 
to experience Africa -- an Africa that tourists would likely 
never know or see. 

All are invited. Student participants are encouraged 
to arrange with their faculty advisor, or department, 
to receive academic credit for their experience; 
generally from 7 to 12 units is recommended. 

Please write to VOLU (by regular airmail to obtain the new 
schedule of workcamps and projects:

The General Secretary
VOLU
PO Box 1540
Accra, GHANA

Or, to obtain info & application faster, phone the VOLU
office in Ghana, at:

Ph: 233-21-663486
FX: 233-21-665960 (include a cover letter addressed to the
General Secretary-VOLU)

It is recommended that you both WRITE and PHONE (or FAX).


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GENERAL RESOURCES 

Please find a long list of organizations & programs 
offering volunteer & internship opportunities at: 

http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys 
http://x10.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414548873 
http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers 

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS -- Africa-related; unusual opportunities 
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volXVI.htm 

INTERNSHIPS - Africa, USA & elsewhere 
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/justice1/journey.html 
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volXVI.htm 
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volVII.htm 

Wildnet-Africa: Wildlife & Ecology Jobs Offered 
Managers, researchers, research assistants, 
rangers, guides, rehabilitators, etc 

http://www.wildnetafrica.com/jobspot/wildlife jobs offered.html 

Worldwide Classroom 
Sites with lists of int'l programs and opportunities 
of all kinds: 

http://www.worldwide.edu 
http://www.studyabroad.com 
http://www.internships.com 

Volunteer (Missionary) work 
Over 1000 global missions; volunteer opportunities with 
religious organizations: 

http://www.globalmission.org/go.htm 
http://x10.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414548873 
http://www.afsc.org/qic/volVII.htm 

Michigan State University site (MUST VISIT): 
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/volteer.htm (MANY listings) 
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/ 

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA / UPENN site (MUST VISIT): 

Compendious listings of programs & 
organizations that impact the Diaspora: 

Begin at: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html 

For SEARCH Queries: Go to 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/Search/AS-search.html 

Africa: Relief Work & Conflict 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_ngo.html

SCHOLARSHIPS 

For links to Fellowship & Scholarship Resources & 
Opportunities, go to: 

http://www.comports.com/BlackScholars 


For links to a cross-section of African Studies, African American
Studies, and Afrocentric Websites, go to:

http://www.lycos.com/srch/?lpv=searchhp&query=african+studies
http://www.lycos.com/srch/?loc=searchbox&query=black+sites
http://www.lycos.com/srch/?loc=searchbox&query=african+american+studies



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Cecil R. Washington, Jr. 
UC Berkeley/Oberlin College 

Founder & Editor, African Diaspora Network 
AfricaWorld@comports.com 
Toll-free number: 1-888-830-5749 xt 1911  
 
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