Books

1. African: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience. Edited by Kwama Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Basic Civitas Books, 1999.
2. Alkire, Sabina and Edmund Newell. What Can One Person Do?
3. Ayittey, George B.N. Africa in Chaos. Palgrave, 1999.
4. Barrett, Christopher B. Food Aid After Fifty Years. Cornell.
5. Reclaiming Africa. Edited by James Shikwati, foreword by Professor George B.N. Ayittey
6. VanderVeen Feddema, Sonya. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky. Public Affairs Books, 2005. Between 1987 and 1989 thousands of Sudanese youth fled the civil war. This text tells of three of the "Lost Boys."

Web Sites

1. Africa Action works for political, economic, and social justice in Africa, at: www.africaaction.org
2. The African Conservancy seeks to protect and rehabilitate wilderness areas and bring about socioeconomic change in Africa, at: www.africanconservancy.org
3. Africa Resource Center, an e-journal at: http://www.africaresource.com/index.htm
4. African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, has excellent information on African countries. They also have much information on the African Studies Association. Go to www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page
5. Africa's Diamond Wars. Diamonds are behind many of the conflicts in Africa. The New York Times has covered this issue, but you may need an account with them to access their site. Check out: http://nytimes.com/library/world/africa/-diamonds.html
6. African Voices gives history on the traditions of Africa, at: http://www.amnh.org
7. Africare at: www.africare.org
8. All Africa.com – a large site devoted to news from all over Africa, with a pull-down menu to find news by country. Go to http://allafrica.com
9. Aid to Africa Federation identifies numerous organizations and their work in Africa. Go to http://www.africacharities.org/members
10. American Anti-Slavery Group is a forceful voice for justice and the abolition of all forms of slavery around the world. Go to www.iAbolish.com
11. BBC News Africa at: www.news.bbc.co.uk
12. Books for Africa collects and ships books to schools in 23 African countries, at: www.booksforafrica.org
13. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee is committed to assisting the suffering people around the world. Check out www.crcjustice.org
14. Dairy Relief, Inc., provides quality US dairy products to hungry people in Africa, at: www.dairyrelief.org
15. Feeding Minds provides teaching materials exploring the problems of hunger, malinutrition, and food insecurity, at: www.feedingminds.org
16. The Foundation for Democracy in Africa works to integrate African nations into the global economy, at: www.democracy-africa.org
17. The Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa exists to promote business opportunities.Go to www.freemarketfoundation.com
18. Friends of Conservation works to balance the needs of Africans and wildlife management, at: www.friendsofconservation.org
19. GAIA Vaccine Foundation is working to provide a vaccine for AIDS that is free to Africans, at: www.GAIAvaccine.org
20. Integrated Regional Information Network provides up-to-date information to help organizations understand, respond to, and avert emergencies, at: www.irinnews.org
21. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology conducts research into solutions caused by insects in Africa, at: www.icipe.org
22. International Livestock Research Institute works to help poor Africans by improving livestock, at: www.ilri.org
23. Inter-Region Economic Network in Nairobi, Kenya, is devoted to economic development. Go to iren@kenyaweb.com
24. ITDP/Access Africa provides bicycles to African AIDS workers and students, at: www.itdp.org
25. John Templeton Foundation’s program, “What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions to Poverty” is an excellent source on the development of businesses in Africa. Go to www.templeton.org/enterprisesolutions.
26. Kubatana offers access to human rights information, at www.kubatana.net
27. Micah Challenge is a global Christian campaign to achieve the Millennium Development goals. Go to www.micahchallenge.org
28. National Geographic: Africa offers photos and topics on Africa's environments and people, at: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/africa/
29. Oxfam. at: http://www.oxfam.org
30. Portals to the World is run by the Library of Congress and links to electronic resources from around the world. Go to www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
31. Save Africa's Children supports organizations helping children orphaned or affected by AIDS, at: www.saveafricaschildren.org
32. Sojourners: Faith in Action is an organization committed to social justice.
    Go to www.sojo.net.
33. The Story of Africa from the BBC explores African history to the 1960s, at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice'africa'features'storyofafrica/
34. Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency bringing hope to communities around the world, at: www.tearfund.org/tilz
35. Trees for the Future, Inc., initiated environmental self-help projects, at: www.treesftf.org
36. Viva Network is a global movement of Christians concerned about "children at risk" at: www.viva.org
37. Uganda Children's Charity Foundation cares for AIDS orphans and disadvantaged children in Uganda, at: www.uccf.org
38. United Nations World Food Program at: www.wfp.org
39. United States Agency for International Development at: www.usaid.gov.
40. Visions in Action is committed to social justice through grassroots volunteers, at: www.visionsinaction.org
41. World Agroforestry Centre develops the science of agroforestry in Africa, at: www.worldagroforestrycentre.org
42. World Hope International, Inc., provides food, medicine, and education for children and families in Africa, at: www.worldhope.org

Additional Reference Material
For more information, students are encouraged to research through periodical indexes and databases such as Lexis-Nexis Academic and Expanded Academic ASAP Plus.