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501(C)(3):
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Travel:
One of our Board Members will be traveling to Africa this year

Greetings From the Board


On behalf of members of Develop Africa Inc. we want to thank all of our sponsors, donors, friends and volunteers for your tremendous response to the development initiatives and projects we launched this year.

We are committed to sustainable development in Africa with short-term and long-term approach /  strategy. You are part of a historic event that will bring lasting transformation to the people of Africa.  We are truly developing Africa's most valuable resource: people.

Thank you for all your support!!

Project 2006 Update: Please visit our projects page at www.developafrica.org/projects for a detailed description and update about these projects.  Projects for 2006 - 2007 include the following:

Computers For Africa Project:
Thousands of school and college students in Africa do not have ready access to a computer.  This project will contribute to closing the technology gap by providing a free computer suite / lab (25 to 40 computers) to schools in Africa. 

Tuition and Book Scholarship: This program provides tuition and book scholarships to deserving students who otherwise may not be able to continue their education. 

This project creates opportunities for promising but impoverished African youth through the provision of scholarships, when poverty would otherwise force them to abandon their studies.

 Million Book and Dime Project: This project involves providing a million books free to African children to encourage / support literacy and reading skill development.

Formal Partnerships

Develop Africa, Inc. is proud to announce its newly formed  partnership agreement with a Cameroon- based non-profit organization, namely United Action For Children.

United Action for Children UAC) is a non-governmental, nonprofit and philanthropic organization that operates in Buea, the South West province of Cameroon in Central Africa.

UAC focuses on children and youths and its mission is to provide affordable quality education and training to the children and the disadvantaged youths of Buea and the entire South West province of Cameroon.  

In March, this year Develop Africa also formed a new partnership with the Youth Empowerment for Development Ministries (Yedem International) based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. YEDEM's mandate is to promote youth empowerment in all aspects of its entirety, as well as gender equity, women and children's right, with a view to mobilizing and developing the skills and talents of young people in order for them to be able to meaningfully contribute to the development of their communities countries and the world.

This fall, Sylvester Renner, one of the co-founders of Develop Africa Inc. will be visiting YEDEM to discuss partnership activities in detail and to be involved in community project development.

Featured Project : Million Book and Dime Project


Development Focus Areas:
1.  Children
2.  Education & Literacy
3.  Success Skills Development 
4.  Empowerment for Basic Skills Training

Population:

The disadvantaged and under-developed children between the ages of 3-12 from a total family income of less than 300,000 Leones monthly or ($100 monthly).   The selected schools are located in the eastern and western area of Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. Typically, members of this segment of society have not had access to essential training and opportunities that will facilitate their growth into healthy, viable and productive citizens.

A significant percentage of the selected population in the schools in Freetown has little or inadequate literacy training. We will distribute these books to the schools free and ensure that children are the benefactors of these resources.