AFRICARE: BLACK AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY IN AFRICA

Book ID/图书代码： 13149011B48656

English Summary/英文概要： Africare is a U.S.-based non-profit organization specializing in development aid for Africa. It is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the development field. Since its founding in 1970, Africare has delivered more than $710 million in assistance and support through over 2,500 projects to 36 countries Africa-wide. The organization employs over 1,000 people, largely indigenous to the countries and the areas where it works.

This is a study in leadership and also competing African and American black interests. As an organization, Africare seeks to become the leading voice speaking on Africa within the U.S. This is likely to be much more difficult to attain than becoming the premier NGO working in Africa. The many sources of opinion about American policy in Africa and many channels of expression are fragmented. They do not have name recognition or influential sponsors. In addition, there is poor coverage of African affairs in the U.S., except for key, often tragic, events. As Penelope Campbell notes, Africare has a heritage and it has filled a niche in American society. Unless it reclaims its unique assets, it may lose the distinctiveness that enabled it to survive for forty years.

The challenge for Africare is spreading its story and message. The author raises disturbing fundamental issues. Has foreign aid become such an industry that the patient must not be allowed to get well? As the military cannot afford peace, it seems the world cannot afford the cessation of poverty. Campbell argues that success in Africa has been so elusive not because of the failures of development organizations, private or governmental, but because of the magnitude of the issues involved. The author presents a clear and convincing case for aid to Africa, and the pitfalls involved—past and future—and for Africare’s potential as a leader in meeting the continent’s unique needs.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 关怀非洲是美国一个非营利性组织，致力于帮助非洲国家发展，是目前由非裔美国人领导的最大也是历史最悠久的一个发展组织。该组织成立于1970年，现已在36个非洲国家的2500个发展项目中资助投入了共计71亿美元，协助其发展。同时，该组织雇佣了1000多名员工，绝大多数均为发展地区的当地居民。

本书讲述的不仅是组织领导，更是非洲黑人与美国黑人的利益竞争。关怀非洲组织努力地想要成为美国为非洲呼吁的主流声音，但这似乎比成为非洲大陆上的首要非政府组织（NGO）还要艰难。在美国历来对非洲的政策上，不仅意见较多，众口难调，而且表达的渠道也是十分的分散，他们既没有知名度，也没有强大的赞助人。此外，非洲事件在美国的信息覆盖率极低，只有那些重大的悲剧性事故才会得以报道。正如佩妮洛普•坎贝尔所言，非洲有其自身珍贵的遗产，并已在美国社会立下了属于他自己的神龛，但倘若他们不重新回收属于他们自己的独特遗产，那么让他们得以在美国社会生存了四十年的他们的宝贵品质终将消失。

关怀非洲组织面临的巨大挑战便是向世界传递信息，扩大其影响力。就此，作者提出了一些一直以来困惑着我们的基本问题。从什么时候起，来自国外的扶持使得被帮助者反而无法真正获得幸福了？只要军队一天不让这个世界拥有和平，似乎这个世界就一天无力摆脱贫穷。坎贝尔认为当前在非洲世界获得成功如此步履维艰，着不是组织，个人或是政府的发展政策上的失误造成的，而是由于这一工程极其浩大的涉猎面所导致的。就此，作者给我们提供了一个相当清晰且极具说服力的援助非洲事例，从中，我们不仅可以清晰地洞察非洲从过去到现在的发展过程中的陷阱，而且可以看到关怀非洲这一组织存在的巨大潜力，使其能够在未来满足非洲大陆发展的特殊需求。(兼职翻译-DC)

Awards/获奖情况：“佩妮洛普•坎贝尔所著的《关怀非洲》是一部珍贵的文献，向我们展示了自18世纪以来非裔美国人对非洲大陆进行援助的的历史事实，更为可贵的是，这些历史事实从未被真正记载过。同时揭示了这一工程的浩大于繁重，即使考虑到他们同宗同源因而能够极大地推进项目进程。关怀非洲是对历史的一场详细揭示，加强了我们对于全球黑人慈善事业和整个国际社会的认知。” ---杰克•考普兰德•卡森，博士，非洲妇女慈善计划主席，考普兰德•卡森联合会主席

About the Author/作者介绍： 佩妮洛普•坎贝尔，阿格尼斯斯科特学院荣誉历史教授，著有《非洲马里兰：马里兰州殖民社会》，1831年-1857年，其作品被广泛刊登，包括《马里兰历史志》，《当代重大演说》，以及《美国国家生物》。

Penelope Campbell is professor emeritus of history at Agnes Scott College. In addition to her book Maryland in Africa: The Maryland State Colonization Society, 1831-1857 her work has appeared in numerous places including Maryland Historical Magazine, Vital Speeches of the Day, and American National Biography.

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