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A F R I C A N A ~ B U L L E T I N 
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Opportunities in AFRICA & the Diaspora
Years 2002 thru 2004


"...A Spectrum of Programs, Projects, Conferences, Festivals 
      & Events for the Budget-minded Traveler & Academic..."




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C O N T E N T S 


* MADAGASCAR Conference: Women in Africa & the African Diaspora (WAAD)
    Theme:  "Gender, Women, Children & Health Issues"
    The October Madagascar Conference was a GREAT SUCCESS.  
    Now, help us plan & organize the next WAAD Conference.
    All invited.  
    http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/waad/Madagascar.htm 
    http://www.iupui.edu/

    Inquiries: "Women in Africa & the African Diaspora" <waad@iupui.edu>
        Convenor/Organizer:  Prof. Obioma Nnaemeka ( "Obi" )

* RESOURCE FILES on Volunteer and other projects in AFRICA
    http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers 
    http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html
    http://www.volunteerafrica.org/links.html
    http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=jobs+international+volunteers

Also,
    
    Volunteer, Research, and Work Opportunities in Africa
    http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/volteer.htm
    http://search.dogpile.com/texis/search?q=Volunteer+Research+Work+Africa

* Int'l Year of Volunteers - sponsored by U.N.

    The United Nations has launched "2001: Int'l Year of Volunteers" campaign.
    Browse list of participating voluntary organizations in Africa,
    Brazil, Cuba and elsewhere
    http://www.iyv2001.org/iyv_eng/global/global.htm (search for 
    volunteer organizations & opportunities in ANY country)
    http://www.iyv2001.org/

* United Nations & International Organizations ~ Work, paid & volunteer:

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=united+nations+jobs+volunteers 
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=jobs+international+overseas+volunteers 

* Volunteer Stories & Experiences Told Here...

http://www.iyv2001.org/iyv_eng/world/vol-st.htm

* VOLU-Ghana and SEPIA-Togo [Volunteer organizations in Ghana and 
    in neighboring Togo] are now accepting applications to 
    upcoming volunteer projects and workcamps.  Apply ONLINE.
    http://www.volu.org/ [VOLU-Ghana's application, projects]
    http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers [SEPIA-Togo's
         fiche d'inscription / formulaire]

New SEPIA-Togo Site:

http://www.efrance.fr/gkansdine/sepia/ (info, formulaire~SEPIA-Togo)
http://www.efrance.fr/gkansdine/sepia/fiche.doc

* Volunteer organizations, projects and workcamps exist in 
    practically EVERY African country; apply directly to them.  
    Find listings of these organizations at:

    http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers
    http://www.iyv2001.org/iyv_eng/global/global.htm 
    http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+volunteers+workcamps

* STUDY ABROAD in AFRICA (semester or year).  Here's how.
    http://www.egroups.com/files/AfricaWorld
    http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/video_an.htm  (video)
    http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+study+abroad 

* STUDENTS FROM AFRICA SEEKING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD
    Follow up on the MANY links and leads given at the URLs & sites 
    at the bottom, near the end of this Bulletin; contact universities 
    & organizations directly about your interest & financial need. 

* Human Rights CALL TO ACTION on behalf of an African American 
    tourist wrongfully arrested & sentenced to 18 yrs without 
    right to appeal in FRANCE. He will soon pass his 8th 
    consecutive birthday behind French prison bars. 
    "The Forgotten Tourist" ~ Please join the effort to help.

    Please send him a message of goodwill & encouragement:  
    http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE  [photos-update-address]
    http://www.egroups.com/files/BARRY [More info below]

* Browse AFRICAN PHOTOS (people, cultures, wildlife & landscape)
    http://justice1.freeyellow.com/page2.html

More PHOTO Links:
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+photos

HOW TO APPLY?

Visit the Websites to learn more about the programs, and to 
obtain contact info.  Contact those organizations and programs 
that may be of interest to you.  E-mail, phone or FAX them 
to request the application, schedule of projects and programs, 
and any information desired.  Obtain all details.  APPLY!


NOTE:  HOW TO ACCESS WEB ADDRESSES GIVEN IN THIS BULLETIN

When a long Web address spills over to a second line:

** Be sure ** to use the ENTIRE Web address.  If an address 
gets split up or truncated, you will not reach the site.  
Copy and Paste the entire address into your Web browser, 
removing any blank spaces that appear.  It would be BEST to 
first RECONSTRUCT the Web address using NOTEPAD or 
a word process -- by copying and pasting the parts into 
a blank screen and deleting spaces and line breaks. This is 
especially important when a Web address is so long
that it spills over onto a second line.


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Below, we are including some general information about 
volunteer, internship and other opportunities that may be 
of interest to you.

Best wishes,

Staff
International Programs
 
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RESOURCE SITES TO VISIT

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers [Browse-many programs & projects]
http://www.volu.org  [VOLU-Ghana; print application]
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html [General opportunities]
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLONTARIAT  [SEPIA-Togo, print fiche
d'inscription 
- the SEPIA application in French & English] 

Special Note:  RUSO-Ghana (Rural Support Organization of Ghana) is currently
undergoing reorganization and will announce resumption of its programs, soon.

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The  P A N A F E S T   F E S T I V A L  and "Info Tech & 
Health" Conference held in Ghana this past July 2001were SMASHING 
SUCCESSES !!

Culture, History, Music, Art, Dance ... Computer-Aided Education, 
Health & Medicine

The largest Diasporan "Family Reunion" Festival in the world.

Co-sponsored by GhaCLAD (Ghana Computer Literacy and Distance 
Learning non-profit organization headed by Prof. Osei DARKWA)

To help with the planning and organizing of the NEXT events, 
please visit:

http://www.ghaclad.org  -- join the GhaCLAD Discussion Group (participants
and volunteers are professionals, academics, students and others, worldwide!)

GHANA INTERNSHIPS for Students & Professionals

At the above site, students and professionals may apply to do 
an internship with businesses and in information technology in Ghana.

JOIN THE GhaCLAD Group !!

Send your request to join to:  GhaCLAD-discussion-SUBscribe@egroups.com
and reply tot he CONFIRM REQUEST when it arrives moments later.

Direct your questions about Distance Education, IT Conferences, 
health symposia, future PANAFEST Festivals, etc., to:  ghaclad@ghaclad.org 
and to Prof. Osei Darkwa:  darkwa@uic.edu (Univ. of Illinois - Chicago).

Stay informed or volunteer by joining the GhaCLAD and PANAFEST 
Festival list.  

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International Volunteer Projects/Workcamps in AFRICA

The SEPIA Voluntary Workcamps Association in Togo (SEPIA, in 
French-speaking Togo) -- in addition to VOLU-Ghana -- is accepting 
applications for its interntional volunteer projects.  

The languages spoken in the Projects are French and English. 
For anyone desiring to learn French, or improve their French,
participation in SEPIA-Togo provides an EXCELLENT opportunity.

Projects focus on:  AIDS/HIV education & prevention; public health;
remedial/special education; tutoring; working with youth; sports 
and recreation; construction (building schools, clinics, libraries).

Applying is easy.  Once you submit your application, 
you can count on being accepted, and you can begin at 
once to make your air travel arrangements.  Send no 
money with your application.  The modest camp fees (approx
$200, covering room and board during the several-week 
project) are not paid until after you arrive in the country.  

At the above SEPIA and VOLU sites, find and print out the 
application or "fiche d'inscription".  

Voluntary workcamp organizations, which host international 
volunteers, exist in virtually EVERY African country.  
Find copious listings of these organizations in the Resource 
Files at:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers  (in English)
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLONTARIAT (en francais)

* The United Nations has launched "2001: Int'l Year of Volunteers" 
    Browse list of participating voluntary organizations in Africa,
    Brazil, Cuba and elsewhere:

http://www.iyv2001.org/iyv_eng/global/global.htm (search for 
    volunteer organizations & opportunities in ANY country)
http://www.iyv2001.org/

Contact several organizations for which you might be interested
in doing volunteer work, request the application and schedule 
of projects/programs, the fees (if any), all details...and APPLY. 

The SEPIA-Togo program can be reached by E-mail at:

M. Abiassi DOEVI-TSIBIAKU, President 
sepia_sec_lome@hotmail.com 

.........

For VOLU-Ghana, visit:

http://www.volu.org/ (apply here)

c/o General Secretary
volu@gppo.africaonline.com.gh

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Seizing the Moment
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There will probably never be a better time for getting involved 
in Africa (or elsewhere) !!  These are exceptional times; 
exceptional opportunities ABOUND for Travel/Study, volunteering, 
interning, and for participating in cultural festivities, 
conferences, and academic events of all sorts. 

Africa, and the WORLD, beckon you.


W E L C O M E


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List of Participating Organizations


"Int'l Year of Volunteers" [IYV] -- launched by the United Nations 

Visit: http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers 

Consult this list of Volunteer organizations & programs located 
Africa, Brazil, Cuba & elsewhere; all are participating in the UN 
Int'l Year of Volunteers campaign. 

HOW TO APPLY? 

Visit the linked Websites and obtain the contact information. 
Communicate with those organizations and programs that may be 
of interest to you. Request the application, schedule of projects 
and programs, and obtain all needed information. 

Volunteer Opportunities:  Lists & Directories to Consult

You can also access this file by copying and pasting the following
Web address ** in its entirety ** into your browser window: 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VOLU-Volunteers/files/ (click on 
UN In'l Yr of Volunteer [IYV] file)

The transmission by E-mail automatically inserts blank spaces 
and line breaks (carriage returns) into long Web addresses; when this 
happens, the address will not work. Be sure first to REMOVE all blank 
spaces and line breaks; copy and paste into your browser window 
ONE LONG CONTINUOUS STRING, and press "GO"

Visit:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers 
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLONTARIAT (version francaise)
http://www.iyv2001.org/iyv_eng/global/global.htm 
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+volunteers+workcamps

Also,

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=jobs+international+overseas+volunteers 
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/volteer.htm
http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers
http://www.bigfoot.com/~VolunteerProjects

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For Jobs (paid and volunteer), Internships and other Opportunities 
in Africa please follow through with the copious leads and links at 
the following.  Contact those programs and organizations of
possible interest to you.  You will find many GREAT prospects.  
START THE DIALOG with one or two programs that most interest
you !!  Obtain the application, schedule of projects, and all
information, and follow through, while there is still plenty of 
time. 

[ Remove the blank spaces and line breaks (carriage returns) 
from all Web addresses (URLs) in order to make them work ]

http://www.volu.org

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+jobs

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+internships

Also,

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+volunteers

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+development+assistance

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+environment+conservation

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+medicine+health

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+wildlife+game+animals

Please inform us if any Web addresses given in the Bulletin 
do not work:   AfricanJourneys@onebox.com


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OPPORTUNITIES....


** VOLUNTEER & PAID POSITIONS

Please visit:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers

Find copious amounts of information at above site !!

More links and info are found at:

http://www.BigFoot.com/~VolunteerProjects
http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers

Write to those programs that interest you,
obtain all info, application and the 
schedule of programs.

Again, start the dialogue !!

For info and details on volunteer workcamps and projects, visit:

http://www.volu.org
http://www.sci-ivs.org
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/workcamp.htm 

Friends Peace Center Workcamps; ALL ages:
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/workcat.htm
http://www.quaker.org/capetown/index2.htm 
http://www.vfp.org/ (Volunteers for Peace Int'l Workcamps)
http://www.avso.org/dirinVS.html 

VFP Int'l Workcamp Directory listing over 1500 programs:
http://www.vfp.org/00d/intro.htm 

Participating in a volunteer program would probably
be the CHEAPEST -- and perhaps BEST -- way to 
experience the African Diaspora IN-DEPTH. Volunteers typically 
arrange their own air transportation. Room and board 
will likely be provided by the host organization either free
or at a significant discount.

Beyond SCI, Quakers/Friends, VFP, and AVSO, there are MANY 
other "intermediary" organizations that will place you in a 
volunteer project or workcamp in Africa.  

More about this below.

ADVICE: leave no stone unturned. 

Write to some programs, obtain information.
START THE DIALOGUE (...we cannot say this enough).

Many great opportunities are awaiting you.


BON VOYAGE !!


Best wishes,

Staff
International Programs

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S T U D Y   A B R O A D   I N   A F R I C A 
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Please browse the following Study Abroad resource information:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricaWorld/files/STUDY%20ABROAD%20-%20AFRICA 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricaWorld/files/
 
[NOTE: Do not split this address; copy & paste ALL of it]

Also,
http://www.egroups.com/files/AfricaWorld 
http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/video_an.htm  (video)
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+study+abroad

You will find links to dozens of study abroad programs and to other
opportunities in Africa.

...........


Be sure to talk with faculty and staff at your school about any 
existing programs that are available to you.  Inquire, first, 
at the highest levels (president, dean, department chair, 
faculty advisor, international studies & study abroad directors,
etc.).  

You are also able to write/apply directly to universities in Africa 
to gain admission and to work out a study program for yourself.  

Obtain addresses from a Reference Librarian, the Web, 
or visit:

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+universities
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+higher+education
http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=africa+universities+addresses

For helpful ideas/contacts, do not hesitate to speak with faculty 
(and students) at your school whose homeland is Africa.  They often 
can be a treasure trove of great resources that you could find 
nowhere else, and will be delighted at your interest.

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Opportunities:

Travel ~ Study ~ Volunteer ~ Intern ~ Academic
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ALL AGES; ALL BACKGROUNDS

TRAVEL, STUDY, VOLUNTEERING, JOBS,
ACADEMIA, INTERNING, RESEARCH,
CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, EVENTS

JOIN LIST

To receive E-mail announcements 
of future opportunities, join the
African Diaspora Network. 

E-mail your request to both:

AfricaWorld@comports.com, VOLU-Volunteers-subscribe@egroups.com

Be sure to reply to the CONFIRM REQUEST when
it arrives moments later.

NOTE: CALL for ACTION in a disturbing 
Human Rights case; find details at bottom.

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For large lists/directories of organizations offering
travel/study, internship and volunteering
opportunities in Africa, please visit:

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers


Also, check the Directory on Int'l Voluntary Service Organizations
http://www.avso.org/dirinVS.html [ EXCELLENT LIST/LINKS !! ]
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rd7a/morelinks.html 
http://www.volunteerafrica.org/links.html

http://www.idealist.org/ 
http://www.workingabroad.com/


S C I

Applying thru Service Civil International (SCI) to 
Workcamp Projects in Africa & elsewhere; please visit:

[ Remove the blank spaces and line breaks (carriage returns) 
from all Web addresses (URLs) in order to make them work ]

http://www.sci-ivs.org/
http://www.sci-ivs.org/sum2kcamp.htm
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/ghana_volu.htm [Ghana]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/tanzania_uvikiuta.htm [Tanzania]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/senegal.htm [Senegal-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/zimbabwa_zwa.htm [Zimbabwe]

Additional:

http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/tunisia.htm [Tunisia-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/uganda_uvda.htm [Uganda]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/togo.htm [Togo-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/morocco_acim_csm.htm [Morocco-French]
http://www.sci-ivs.org/workcamp/swaziland_swca.htm [Swaziland]

Details on projects are listed at above sites.

Find more countries at:

http://www.sci-ivs.org/sum2kcamp.htm 
and, 
http://www.sci-ivs.org/ 

There are MANY intermediary organizations similar to SCI (such as 
Friends/Quakers, Volunteers for Peace, etc.) through
which one may apply to a  project in Africa, thus benefiting
in some cases from any special discount arrangements that the
intermediary organization has worked out with the host organization
in Africa (such as for room and board). Alternatively, often you 
may bypass intermediary organizations and apply DIRECTLY to host 
organizations in Africa by writing to them (by regular mail in 
addition to E-mail) and requesting the application, schedule of 
projects and all details.


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BRAZIL

Travel~Study and/or Volunteer~Internship Programs to Brazil

http://www.brazilstudy.com 

Rio Voluntario
http://www.pinokio.nl/

Follow the leads and links at the following; contact the 
organizations and programs that are of possible 
interest.

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=brazil+travel+tour

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=brazil+volunteers

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=brazil+study

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=brazil+jobs

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=brazil+assistance+development


CUBA

Organizations Sponsoring Projects & Helping Cuban People
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pssa/bayorgs.html
To search this index, use the "FIND" feature of your browser, 
and search on key words, such as "cuba"

Pastors for Peace (Highly RECOMMENDED)
http://www.ifconews.org/p4p.html
http://www.ifconews.org/cuba.html
http://www.ifconews.org/projects.html

Follow the leads and links at the following; contact the 
organizations and programs that may be of possible 
interest.

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=cuba+travel+tour

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=cuba+volunteers

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=cuba+jobs

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=cuba+study

http://search.dogpile.com/search?q=cuba+development+assistance


For MORE GENERAL LINKS to VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
and STUDY OPPORTUNITIES, visit:

http://www.mamma.com/Mamma?p1=4&query=cuba+volunteer+study

http://www.bigfoot.com/~VolunteerProjects
At above site, find GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (many 
have ties to Cuba)

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Treasure Trove of LINKS !!

Here is a COPIOUS list of links and leads to
excellent programs and opportunities. 

Contact the ones of interest and start the 
dialogue. Follow through. Leave no stone unturned.


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RE: Travel/Study with Prof. Rogers' 
AASP Programs to Africa, Brazil and Cuba 

Please visit:

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html

[download the application, find the schedule
of programs, countries, dates, cost; browse
the PHOTO GALLERY]

Many who participate in the AASP program, REPEAT !!

Please write to Prof. Rogers directly
if you have any questions, or -- better -- 
also phone him: 

HRogers67@aol.com
Ph: 773-667-1285

Websites: find the application, cost, list of 
other opportunities.

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html


Requesting AASP's new 2-Yr CATALOG:

Please request the new 2-year descriptive Catalog
by mail directly from Prof. Rogers; send him your 
full mailing address.

Other Opportunities:

We will present a cornucopia of links to opportunities, below.

Visit the web sites mentioned, and contact
those organizations and programs that 
interest you.

Start the dialogue.

As you will see, there are many opportunities and 
many possibilities "waiting for you."

Do not procrastinate.  MOVE on them !!

Browse the AFRICAN PHOTO GALLERY:
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/page2.html

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Voluntary Workcamp Projects (VOLU)
________________________________________


VOLU is another highly recommended program (it is
task-oriented, bringing together multi-national
volunteers who join with local African communities).
Find the info at the VOLU site and at the VOLU Resource site:

http://www.volu.org  (application, schedule of projects, costs)

http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers

Volunteer projects include: reforestation, rainforest
conservation, youth work, farming, building schools and 
clinics, HIV/AIDS awareness campaigning in local communities, 
teaching/tutoring, computer training, women and infant
health, ecology/environment, orphans, grassroots community 
development, etc. VOLU provides an extraordinary 
opportunity to experience an Africa that tourists would
never know or see.

Best Wishes,

International Programs



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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Study Abroad, Internships & Volunteering


For information on participating in relief work in the Ethiopian 
famine, and to learn aobut a vast array of internship and job possibilities 
in Africa in a cross-section of disciplines, please go to this site:

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html

_______________________



Volunteers, Scholars & Interns to: Africa, Cuba, Brazil (earn credit) 



Below, we will offer a cross-section of links to sites relevant
to the African Diaspora: from academic opportunities 
to conferences; from volunteer and internship programs to 
salaried job opportunities; from community development and 
youth work to medicine, health and environmental work.

For additional information, please go to: 

http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JOURNEY.html 
http://www.ghaclad.org/ 

Academic Credit 

Students are encouraged to arrange with their faculty advisors or 
departments to receive academic credit (7 to 12 units, recommended) 
for their participation in the projects or Conference mentioned 
below. 

Participants typically submit a paper on a topic of interest 
after returning. 

OPEN TO ALL 

All are invited -- professionals, students, persons with skills, 
academics, non-students and others. 

Due to the quantity of information given below, some sorting out 
according to areas of interest, will be needed. 


...By E-Mail

To subscribe to AfricaWorld and to receive announcements
by E-mail on travel/study/volunteer/work opportunities,
and on conferences, events, festivals, etc. -- including
the Africana Bulletin when it is published -- please 
send a blank message to both: 

VOLU-Volunteers-SUBscribe@egroups.com
AfricaWorld@comports.com

with "Subscribe AfricaWorld" on the Subject line.

Be sure to reply to the CONFIRM REQUESTs when they arrive
moments later.

WELCOME !!


Travel-Study-Volunteering in AFRICA-BRAZIL-CUBA 
http://www.egroups.com/files/VOLU-Volunteers

Human Rights help for an American tourist in FRANCE
http://members.tripod.com/freebarry2/index.htm 
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/JUSTICE.html