News
Friday, October 26, 2012
Our friends at Freshwater Project International are hosting a Wine Tasting Benefit in Denver! Freshwater Project provides basic water sanitation and hygiene for communities in Malawi, Africa.
There is a special discount for early registration; before September 15. Students receive an additional discount as well! Click the link below to register today.
Friday, October 19, 2012
General Carter Ham will be visiting Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Register for the event at the link below:
This week!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Tuesday, April 24: Beyond Kony 2012
Come hear Peter Eichstaedt Speak at Noon at Korbel in SIE 150
Also starting Tuesday is the "Best Practices: Colorado NGOs working in Africa" Symposium
Hosted by African Initiatives, Students for Africa, and Sustainable International Development Institute
Tuesday, April 24th- 6:30 to 8pm
"With My Own Two Wheels" Film and Discussion (representatives from World Bicycle Relief and Bicycles for Humanity)
Ben Cherrington Hall Cyber Cafe
Wednesday, April 25th- 4 to 6:30pm
4 to 5:30pm Networking/NGO Expo
5:30 to 6:30pm Panel Discussion: "What is sustainable development and how can NGO collaboration be a part of it?"
DU International House
Thursday, April 26th- 12 to 1pm
Professor Panel Discussion: "Best Practices in University and NGO Collaboration"
Ben Cherrington Hall Room 301
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Support our Partner Organizations!
Elephant Energy is hosting the event: Colorado Lights the Earth
6:00pm on Thursday April 19th at Denver GreenSpaces
Check out this link for more info: http://elephantenergy.givezooks.com/events/colorado-lights-the-earth/
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JUSTICE WEEK: April 3rd through the 5th
hosted by: denverCRU and International Justice Mission and supported by African Initiatives
April 2nd- 27-Hour Prayer Chain in Evans Chapel
April 3rd- The film: Call & Response and a conversation after the film about human
trafficking, 7-9pm, Korbel Cyber Cafe
April 4th- Advocacy Day: Send a card to your state representative! Tables will be set
up on Driscoll Bridge
Evening Event: Trace Bundy Concert, 7pm, Davis Auditorium
April 5th- Invisible Children's film on Joseph Kony, Kony2012
Come find out what all of the hype is about!
6:00pm at Sturm Hall Room 451
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International Women's Day is Thursday, March 8th
Check it out and support gender equality at home and internationally!
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
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Two of our partner organizations are having upcoming events that you should check out!
The 1010 Project invites you to join them on a journey to Kenya to meet innovative community leaders, learn about their successful organizations, and hear about opportunities to fund their current income-generating proposals.
March 3rd, 7:00pm at the Tivoli Turnhalle Ballroom, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO
Featuring a live auction, silent auction, Kenya market, a dessert buffect and an espresso bar
www.1010strongertogether.eventbrite.com
Women's Global Empowerment Fund has two upcoming events:
~March 4th at the Bitter Bar in Boulder
4-6pm Pastries, Sweets, Winter Sangria, and music! One of the two events WGEF is having to celebrate International Women's Day!
~March 8th at the Denver Center Theater Company, downtown Denver
7:30-8:30am Light Breakfast and lively conversation with WGEF clients in Gulu. We will be skyping with the women in Gulu after their International Women's Day celebrations in Gulu, northern Uganda!
For more information please email African Initiatives at africaninitiatives@du.edu
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Check out the new format for the Resources Page! Still Under Construction.
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Don't Forget! General Students for Africa Meeting TOMORROW! Tuesday, February 14th @ noon in BMC 309
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DU Department of English Presents:
Abioseh Michale Porter, Professor and Chair, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
He will be speaking on "History, Fiction, Locale, and Critical Reception of Some New Voices from Sierra Leone"
Wednesday, February 22 @ 4pm
Humanities Institute Room (Sturm Hall 286)
Light Refreshments Provided.
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Students for Africa General Meeting on February 14th @ noon in BMC 309
Join us to discuss upcoming events and find out how you can help!!
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African Initiatives, in partnership with the Middle East Discussion Group, presents Dr. Reza Ghods on Wednesday, February 1, at noon in the Korbel Cyber Cafe. Come learn something new about Iran and US Relations!
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LIKE us on Facebook and stay up to date with Internship Postings like this one!
http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx More Information on our Resources page.
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Happy New Year!
The Selian Hospice is looking for volunteers to join their fundraising board for their biggest fundraiser ever! The Selian Hospice is a Tanzanian based hospice that works with the Denver Hospice both in the US and in Arusha, Tanzania. The event will be in September in Denver and will support their children's programing (pediatric care, orphan support, and bereavement support). This is a great opportuntity to learn about fundraising. Their last fundraiser raised $10,000!
For more information on Selian Hospice check out their new flyer and fundraiser program.
Website information at http://www.thedenverhospice.org/aboutus/selian/Pages/default.aspx
Interested individuals can email Lisa Motz-Storey at lmotz-storey@denverhospice.org.
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EVENT THIS FRIDAY 11/11/11
SSAAP ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER
DU International House, 2200 S. Josephine St.
5:30pm-9:30pm
Live and Silent Auction, Live Music, Food
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NEW! Internships Posted on the Resources Page
On September 14th, Dr. Omer Shurkian visited DU and spoke to students on campus about the plight of the Nuba Mountain people and the crisis in South Korofan State, Sudan. He gave a very insightful speech, which you can read here.
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African Event Series A Success |
From March 21 - 24, African Initiatives, The Josef Korbel School's Students for Africa, and Sturm College of Law's Chapter of Amnesty International presented a week-long series of events entitled "Local Initiatives for African Leadership," which featured dynamic programming that engaged with the necessity, challenges, and rewards of working in Africa and explored the recursive process of leading and learning between Africa and America. The series was a resounding success, drawing nearly 300 attendees throughout the week. If you have reactions to the event, log onto our Facebook page through the badge on the left and let us know what you think. |
March 21 | Invisible Children Morgan Marks, Co-Chair of Students for Africa, Introduces Invisible Children |
The highly visible organization Invisible Children kicked off the week in Davis Auditorium with a screening of their latest film, Tony, a moving portrait of a Ugandan youth who inspired the founding of the organization, and of the volunteers who work tirelessly to mobilize hearts and minds against the use of child soldiers in Uganda and its neighboring countries. Learn more about IC's Congo Tour, 25 Campaign, and Protection Plan: |
March 22 | Andrew Romanoff Andrew Romanoff of IDE delivers his keynote address |
Former Colorado Senator and current Senior Advisor to International Development Enterprises (IDE), Andrew Romanoff, delivered a thoughtful keynote address for the week, which looked at the importance of international development projects, particularly in Africa. Romanoff presented the virtues of IDE's social enterprise model of delivering affordable irrigation and sanitation to farmers living on less than $1 a day. |
March 23 | Discussion Panel Building Africa: Space, Institutions, and Leadership Peter Van Arsdale moderates |
Befitting its setting in the beautiful Ricketson Law Building on the University of Denver Campus, the first of three discussion panels for the week grappled with the complexities of space, institutions, and leadership in African contexts. Moderator Peter Van Arsdale tasked the five lauded panelists with delivering their own conceptualizations of each of the topics. Edward Antonio (Iliff School of Theology), Steve Brooks (Oz Architecture), David Akerson (Sturm College of Law), Mary Shippy (Project Education Sudan), and Ballard Pritchett (L.I.O.N.S.) spoke of space as not only a physical, but also mental and cultural construct that, in turn, influences the negotiation of institutions and the potential for leadership. |
March 24 | Discussion Panel Leading Locally: NGOs and Social Enterprise in Africa Pius Kamau moderates |
At noon on March 24th, five accomplished figures in non-profits and social enterprise composed a panel that proved an excellent counterpart to the previous day's discussion. In front of a gathering at the Korbel School of International Studies Cyber Cafe, the panelists fielded moderator Pius Kamau's queries about "Leading Locally: NGOs and Social Enterprise in Africa." Steve Riley, (Nuba Water Project), Stephanie Cox (IDE), Doug Allen (Daniels College of Business), Tim Brauhn (The 1010 Project), and Josh Pace (Bicycles for Humanity - Colorado) specifically approached the challenges and rewards of attempting to empower impoverished Africans to help themselves via the strength of their own leadership potential. |
March 24 | Networking Making connections |
As a capstone to the week of programs, University of Denver students were invited to mingle with representatives of a number of the key organizations, partnered with African Initiatives, that work in and for Africa. A sizable contingent turned out at DU's International House to discuss African issues and opportunities for involvement with the fine organizations present.
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The Initiatives Begin
African Initiatives is proud to announce the launch of its new website and physical explication display! These two channels of outreach represent the project's efforts to establish relationships with nonprofit organizations and programs - particularly in the Denver area - that have missions focused on Africa. These relationships offer a strong connection between the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and community organizations that students can use to their advantage when looking to bridge coursework with community work.
These partner organizations are eager to find bright, compassionate individuals to fill roles as interns, volunteers, and research assistants within their organizations. Through African Initiatives, Korbel students become insiders, learning of new opportunities as they develop and gaining access to the lynchpin personalities that make the nonprofit world go. The result is a dynamic interaction through which students can obtain valuable experience while making substantive contributions to the development of the community's most important initiatives.
