Contacts

CONTACTS

Africa: Organizations & Associations
URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/
About_African/ww_org.html
Summary: Brief information on Organizations & Associations of African Studies

African Distance Learning Association
URL: http://unicorn.ncat.edu:80/~michael/adla/
Summary: ADLA serves as a catalyst for the formation of partnerships between education and business, as well as between African Educators, Professionals and Students abroad and in Africa.

African Literature Association
URL: http://132.236.36.31/center/ala.html
Summary: ALA is an independent non-profit professional society open to scholars, teachers and writers from every country. It exists primarily to facilitate the attempts of a world-wide audience to appreciate the efforts of African writers and artists.

African Studies Association (ASA)
URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/ASA_Menu.html
ASA is a nonprofit organization open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa.

African Women Global Network (AWOGNet)
URL: http://www.osu.edu/org/awognet/
Summary: AWOGNet is a global organization that works with individuals and organizations within Africa to improve the living conditions of women and children in Africa.

American Medical Women's Association
URL: http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.html
Summary: AMWA is an organization of over 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to the care of the woman patient and serving as the unique voice for women's health.

Association for the Study of Classical African civilizations (ASCAC)
URL: http://www.citycom.com/ascac/ascac.html
Summary: ASCAC provides a body of knowledge that continuously contributes to the rescue reconstruction and restoration of African history and culture. Our purpose is to promote the study of African civilizations for the development of an African world view. Our aim is to build African centered study groups and strengthen existing institutions. Our goal is to provide excellence in all dimensions of our association. Our strategy is to use our accumulated knowledge for the liberation of African people wherever they may be. Our commitment is to the truth. Our achievements and accomplishments will provide the resources necessary for ASCAC to grow and be recognized as a world class African organization.

Association of Concerned African Scholars
URL: http://www.prairienet.org/acas/
Summary: ACAS is a group of scholars and students of Africa dedicated to formulating alternative analyses of Africa and U.S. government policy, etc.

Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
URL: http://www.iupui.edu/~aaws/
Summary: AAWS is a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging scholarship on African women in African Studies, forging intellectual links and networks with scholars, activists, students, and policy makers inside and outside Africa, and participating actively in continental and global debates on issues specifically relevant or related to African women.

Bilingual (English and French) site for the Association of Dvelopment and Education in Africa (ADEA)
URL: http://www.bellanet.org/partners/adea/default.html
Summary: ADEA was established at the initiative of the World Bank in 1988. Then called "Donors to African Education" (DAE), its objective was to foster collaboration and coordination between development agencies in support of education in Africa. ADEA now focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.

International Federation of University Women
URL: http://www.plantagenet.com/~lmcleod/ifuw/
Summary: IFUW is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization of over 18,000 women university graduates from sixty-seven national federations and associations.

International organizations--Africa.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/IntlOrgs.html
Summary: List of International Organizations on Africa

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
URL: http://www.feminist.com/nwsa.htm
Summary: NWSA is a professional organization of educators, students, activists, and women's centers that promotes the social, political, and professional development of womenus studies throughout the us and the world.

National Organization for Women
URL: http://www.now.org/
Summary: NOW is a US-based organization fighting for the elimination of sexism and working to effect economic, social, political, and legal changes in society.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in sub-Saharan Africa
URL: http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/toc.htm
Summary: The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa is the result of a very rewarding collaborative effort that included a large number of human rights activists and organizations

Organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA)
URL: http://www.owwa.org/
Summary: The Organization of Women Writers of Africa, Inc. (OWWA) was formed in 1991 by Jayne Cortez of the USA and Ama Ata Aidoo of Ghana. OWWA is a nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of establishing links between professional women writers from Africa and its Diaspora.

Organizations, Institutes, and Associations.
URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Org_Institutes/menu_Org_Inst.html
Summary: List of Organizations, Institutes, and Associations of African Studies.

Scholarly Associations on Africa & Other Directories.
URL:http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/ScholAssoc.html
Summary: The Africa Fund works for a positive U.S. policy towards Africa and supports human rights, democracy and development. The site includes links to Africa Fund information alerts and policy recommendations on: Africa trade and investment issues & Nigeria.

Student Organizations
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/stuorg.html
Summary: This site provides links to student organization on the Net.

United Nations System of Organizations
URL: http://www.unsystem.org/
Summary: UNSO is a listing of which United Nations Organizations (UNOs) have online information for frequently requested items -- conference schedules, library and documentation services, press releases, role of the organization, publications sales catalogues, vacancy notices for international staff.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
URL: http://www.info.usaid.gov/
Summary: USAID is an independent federal government agency that conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States.

Women in Development NETwork (WIDNET)
URL: http:/www.focusintl.com/widnet.htm
Summary: WIDNET site has extensive statistics, links, directory, and database on international and women's issues.

Women's International Studies Europe (WISE)
URL: http://women-www.uia.ac.be/women/wise
Summary: WISE founded in 1990, is a european feminist studies organization involved in women's Studies and gender issues. thw association seeks to promote feminist critiques of knowledge, and supports practices and research which will improve the quality of women's lives.

Women's Cybrary
URL: http://www.womenbooks.com/cybrary/organizations.html
Summary: A list of organizations and societies supporting women's writing.

Women's Organizations
URL: http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/resource/orgs.html
Summary: A comprehensive index to women's organizations on the Internet.

Women's Studies: Resources for Activism
URL: http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/subjects/women/acti.html
Summary: This site provides links to resources on activism and other areas of women's fight for equality.

Women in Publishing
URL: http:www.cyberiacafe.net/wip/
Summary: WIN promotes women working in publishing and related trades.

Women Watch
URL: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
Summary: WW is the united nations internet gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women.

The First Annual International Conference of the African Women Global Network (AWOGNet), Columbus, OH, USA, April 10-11, 1998.African Women Global Network (AWOGNet) is a global organization that networks all men and women, organizations, institutions and indigenous national organizations within Africa, whose activities are targeted towards the improvement of the living conditions of women and children in Africa.

International Lists - some women-related email lists whose focus is outside the United States and Canada.

Women in Literature is site that provides links discussions and reviews on African women's writings and books.

Women's Studies Lists. Here are some academic email lists that focus on Women's Studies, Lesbian Studies, and Queer Studies

African Studies Internet Resources. This site is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries.

Hans Zell Publishing Consultants. This is "consultancy services to publishers and academic institutions, in particular providing advisory services and individual project management for publishers, research institutes, and the book community in Africa and in other developing countries".