Promote Africa Inc
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Our work with the Namibian handicraft network is due in large part to the extensive organizational accomplishments of our Namibian partners over the past ten years. We have simply supplemented their efforts by providing the medium through which Namibian products can reach international markets. For our artisans, this site serves as a vehicle for economic opportunity by opening those international markets to foreign consumers of authentic African crafts.
Our forthcoming music compendium speaks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, who hopes to release the world's largest online directory of African music within the next twelve months. We're working with popular and unknown musicians across the continent to offer a global listening forum to promote African music.
Finally, we hope to promote cultural understanding and tap into the wealth of public consciousness regarding African development by providing a platform to distribute African literature. While our public bookstore is already open, we are currently working to expand our relationships to the realm of academia, where we are actively seeking the support of African Studies Departments across the globe.
Omuthitu Feeding Program
This project aims to improve primary school enrollment
and child nutrition by developing a school-feeding program using Solar
Ovens.
n Ongandjera, it is estimated that 40% of
school age children have lost at least one of their parents to
HIV/AIDS. Additionally, due to financial constraints, many of these
learners miss at least one meal a day. Ensuring a free or subsidized
lunch at school provides a strong incentive for parents to send their
children to school.
Research suggests that school feeding programs, in addition to
improving child welfare and nutrition, can increase school enrollment
rates. This is due to the fact that, in Namibia, the school day ends at
1:00PM, which removes the school’s responsibility to feed lunch to
learners.
The project started when a US Peace Corp
volunteer at the school began using a donated solar oven to make bread
to sell to teachers. Without the competition of a school feeding
program, the bread project quickly began making profits, which were
used to establish a new library for the school.
How Promote Africa Fits In
We extended this idea by providing a Solar Oven as well as Garden and
Kitchen construction supplies needed by Omituthu Combined School to
help feed 350 elementary schoolers regular lunches and snacks,
for a mere $3 per child helped.
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Promote Africa Inc
Board of directorsas of 06/12/2012
Benjamin Cobb
Director
Benjamin Cobb
Executive Director
Matt Francis
Board Member
Adam Hinman
Board Member