African Activist Archive

Contents: 1. Medical Aid to Southern Africa • 2. School for South African Refugees • 3. Namibian Education Project • 4. Legal Aid • 5. Emergency Assistance • 6. Building Houses for Mozambicans and Zimbabweans • Report outlining the money The Africa Fund hopes to raise for various projects. There are thousands of refugees in southern Africa from Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa; it is estimated there are 50,000 Zimbabwe refugees alone in Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia. Many refugees are in overcrowded, inadequate camps. The Africa Fund can send shipment of basic medical supplies. Requests for assistance have come from officials of the Zimbabwe refugee camps and the Ministry of Health of Mozambique. Hundreds of South African youth have fled their country to avoid harassment and capture by the police since the Soweto student demonstrations of 1976. Most of them had not completed their schooling when they left, and their skills will be needed in the future. The Africa Fund plans to help raise money for schools in countries adjacent to South Africa to help these youthful refugees. A recent Namibian graduate from the Zambian Institute of Technology is setting up a course to teach basic electronics to other refugees. Legal assistance is needed for literally hundreds of political prisoners in Rhodesia, Namibia, and South Africa. The Africa Fund is frequently called upon to assist Africans in the United States; although they may have partial scholarships, they are often confronted with unforeseen expenses. One of Mozambique's top priorities at the time of independence was to build more housing, particularly in Maputo, which has large urban slums inherited from Portuguese colonial days. With the help of UN experts, a self-help housing project has been started; much of the work, from building bricks to making door frames, is being done by women. The report mentions tool kits, sanitary facilities, an American pharmaceutical company, books, political refugees, and community buildings.

African Activist Archive

A SUMMARY OF AFRICA FUND PROJECTS

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