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Inside Ghana: Living the Colors of Africa. HARAMBEE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL Harambee Africa International – formerly Harambee 2002 – is a non-profit, world-wide solidarity initiative to benefit Africa. …More
Inside Ghana: Living the Colors of Africa.

HARAMBEE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL
Harambee Africa International – formerly Harambee 2002 – is a non-profit, world-wide solidarity initiative to benefit Africa. It was founded on October 6, 2002 on the occasion of St. Josemaría Escrivá’s Canonization Ceremony in Rome, Italy. The first donors to Harambee were people of all ages, races, creeds and social classes who attended the ceremony from all parts of the world. Since then, Harambee Africa International has expanded to welcome national associate organizations in France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Ireland and the United States.

The projects funded by the Harambee network are as varied as emergency medical services for mothers and children, craft schools training women and their families for productive work, education initiatives for teachers and students, libraries, classrooms, youth projects for orphans and the handicapped, well water, technical training and more.
Through local field representatives and international consultants Harambee Africa International handles the call for proposals, accounting, progress review and grant accountability for all programs. The National Associates vote on the proposed projects, raise money to support their implementation and develop initiatives to increase the Western world’s awareness of the beauty, dignity and great potential of Africa and its peoples.
To date, the Harambee network has allocated a total of $1,546,209 to 31 projects in Sudan, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, Angola, South Africa and Mozambique.
harambeeusa.org/about-us/harambee-africa…

PROJECTS
FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND FAMILY
As the etymology of the word educere implies, to educate truly means to “lead someone out of or away from” something. Often, this means to lead them out of ignorance toward truth and knowledge. It is in education that the three main agents of human and social development meet and work together:
- Teachers, who must be dedicated and well-trained;
- Parents, acting as the head of the family, the basic cell of society;
- Children, with their ability to dream big and their thirst for knowledge.
By focusing on education and family, we build sustainable, long-term growth instead of providing a temporary fix to problems. Better education and stronger families in Africa means a better Africa. A better Africa means a better world.

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
Women play an essential role in African development, which is why many of the programs supported by Harambee USA Foundation are operated by and for women. Our initiatives aim to help the African nations understand the risks their communities face by not educating girls. The Foundation sees clearly that work with women of all ages has an astonishing impact on cultural change, particularly in developing nations. In the sub-Sahara, women often serve alone as primary educators of their children. The role of women as wives and mothers, primary caregivers and often the sole providers for their families, has a heavy, often negative, inter-generational influence. Harambee USA Foundation is committed to making the African woman’s contribution to African national development not only tangible and long-lasting, but more positive and life-sustaining.
PROJECTS’ SELECTION
To be accepted for consideration, projects must be proposed by non-profit organizations established in the receiving country and legally recognized by the local authorities. The proposing entity must have a successful track record in the field of education and local personnel with adequate technical competency to manage the project.Proposed projects can last a maximum of 12 months and must be ready for implementation within 30 days of receiving the first payment from Harambee. Failure from the local entity to communicate delays or problems affecting implementation results in termination of funding.
We give priority in our project selection to:
- Projects aimed at women and children living in rural areas or impoverished urban areas;
- Projects that are able to obtain additional local resources as a result of Harambee’s funding;
- Projects that can generate additional development initiatives;
- Literacy programs for children, adolescents and adults;
- Primary education (formal and non formal);
- Teacher training;
- Vocational and job training;
- Multi-disciplinary and holistic education programs.
PROJECTS’ FINANCING
The Harambee network may finance up to 90% of the total approved project cost, to a maximum of $50,000. The proposing entity must contribute at least 10% of the total project cost in cash.
We fund direct costs related to the educational activities, such as:
- Travel and lodging for training courses;
- Teaching materials;
- Education personnel;
- Tools and other training equipment.
Non-Eligible expenses include: general overhead, management costs, consumer goods, rent, taxes, public services, maintenance, customs, etc.