Approximately 850 million people worldwide are malnourished. About a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Forty million people are infected with HIV/AIDS, 95% of whom live in developing countries. More than a billion people worldwide are living on less than a dollar a day. One in six people are illiterate.

Africa - south of the Sahara ( Selected links from Stanford University, Africa Studies)

Africa Action - is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. In partnership with activists and civil society organizations throughout the United States and in Africa, Africa Action is working to change U.S. foreign policy and the policies of international institutions in order to support African struggles for peace and development.

ALL AFRICA.COM - Sustainable Africa

Africa Files - a network of volunteers committed to the promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses


African Council of AIDS Service Organizations, AfriCASO
" a network of non -governmental organizations ( NGOs ), community based organizations, groups of people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) and other interested groups." Has a directory, by country, African HIV Directory of Community Based Health Care. Funded by UNAIDS and headquartered, alongside ENDA Tiers Monde, in Dakar, Senegal.

African Counselling Network
"...a network of counsellors and counsellor educators with an interest in counselling in Africa." Brings together mental health specialists throughout Africa. Has a discussion list, members listing, links to African counselling centres / related sites, psychology departments, psychology journals, mental health associations, a bibliography of articles (see Publications).

African Health Sciences (Kampala, Uganda)
Published by the Makerere University Medical School. Has the table of contents and abstracts for all issues. The full text for Volumes 1 and 2 is available free online.


African Journal of AIDS Research (Grahamstown)
Journal on the social dimensions of HIV/AIDS in African contexts. Abstracts are online. Based at the Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation) Institute for Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. [KF]

Africa Online

HIV/AIDS: a rural issue in Africa

Iraq - InterAction Members Who Have Pledged To Provide Emergency Relief

World Food Programme Information

Foodaid and AIDS - World Food Program  (pdf file)