Africa Agenda
Address: PO Box 370894, Denver, CO 80237
Tel: 303 341-1301 Email: office@africaagenda.org
http://www.africaagenda.org
At Africa Agenda, our goal and objective is to help with garnering positive press for Africa by utilizing the powerful effects concept of the media in society. We do our work by organizing events; workshops, seminars, forums and conferences and by executing projects that speak to a better, stronger, stable, prosperous and democratic Africa in the twenty first century. By doing what we do, we become a catalyst for education, economic development and democracy.
AfricAid
Mail: 25958 Genesee Trail Rd. PMB-234 Golden, CO 80401
http://africaid.com/
AfricAid is a nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Africa in order to provide young women with the opportunity to transform their own lives and the futures of their communities.
African Community Center
Address: 1201 E Colfax Avenue Suite 201, Denver, CO 80218
Tel: 303-399-4500 Fax: 303-399-4502
http://www.africancommunitycenter.net
The African Community Center is a Program Office of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. Our goal is to help families and individuals integrate into the Denver community to become successful contributing members of society.
BeadforLife
Tel: 303-554-5901 Fax: 303-444-0462
1143 Portland Place, Ste.1 Boulder CO 80304
http://www.beadforlife.org
BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful bead jewelry, and people who care open their hearts, homes and communities to buy and sell the beads.
Circles of Ten: Women for World Peace Contact: Sarah Hartzell
Address: PO Box 18923, Boulder CO 80308
Tel: 303-494-6503 Email: sarah@peacecircles.net
http://www.peacecircles.net
We envision a world community whose women, men and children are actively living in peace. Our mission is to make visible the worldwide culture of peace by gathering in circles to identify what peace means to us and to translate that vision into acts of courageous peacemaking in our personal lives, our communities and our world.
Colorado African Organization Address: PO Box 471111, Aurora, CO 80047
Tel: 720-231-8632 Fax: 303-937-3798 Email: managementafrica@aol.com
http://coloradoafricanorganization.netfirms.com
Colorado African Organization was formed in August 2003, by a pioneering team of members from several countries from Africa. Our vision was to establish an organization that for the first time and with one voice would advocate for the issues that uniquely affect the entire African immigrant community in Colorado. Our mission as an organization is to foster greater unity among us, to increase the level of our participation in the activities of the Colorado society we live in, and to insure our inclusion and representation in dialogues affecting community policies and opportunities.
Colorado Ghana Children's Fund
info@cfcfund.org
http://www.cgcfung.org
The Colorado-Ghana Children's Fund assists street children (children working on the streets, often with only one or no parent) between the ages of 7 and 18 to attend school. The CGCF pays their school fees, medical expenses and other school costs, as well as providing them with a daily living allowance so they do not need to work. Education is a valued, precious commodity in the Ghanaian culture, and the children are eager begin, or return, to school and take their studies seriously. Children are supported in primary, secondary and vocational schools depending on their age. Education is the way to make their dreams possible and to contribute to a more prosperous future, for themselves and their nation.
Colorado Heritage Camps Contact: Pam Sweetser, Executive Director
Address: 2025 Elm St, Denver, CO 80207
Email: info@heritagecamps.org
http://www.heritagecamps.org
We serve as a post adoption resource and advocate for children and families with diverse heritages. We accomplish this by facilitating annual heritage camps, which provide culturally relevant and family-centered experiences for every member of the family. Each summer we run a camp exclusively created for families who have adopted African American children or have children born in the African continent.
Colorado Historical Society’s African American Advisory Council
Address: 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-866-3682 Email: information@chs.state.co.us
http://coloradohistory.org/about%5Fchs/aaac.htm
Founded in 1993, the African American Advisory Council gives direction and support to Society programs and provides a valuable link between the Society and the African American community throughout Colorado. Working with Society staff, the Council has generated several exhibitions, public education programs, tours and treks, and fundraising events.
Denver Sister Cities International
Address: 2480 W 26th Ave Suite 20B, Denver, Colorado 80211
Tel: 303-832-1336 Fax: 303-832-2173 Email: denversistercities@yahoo.com
http://www.denversistercities.org Denver’s African Sister Cities are Axum, Ethiopia and Nairobi, Kenya. Denver Sister Cities International is an affiliate of a global "peace through people" effort. Membership in this organization is filled with rare opportunities to experience business and cultural exchanges; to attend numerous festivals and international events; to participate in home stays to host visitors from other lands; to receive scholarships; to build lasting friendships; and to become a personal diplomat.
Ethiopian Students Association Address: UMC #440 (Broadway and Euclid) University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/esa/frames.html
The purpose of the Ethiopian Students Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to bring Ethiopian students together. The Organization will work towards creating a strong community, furthering our knowledge about various aspects of the Ethiopian culture and advancing awareness of the Ethiopian culture at the University of Colorado and at the Boulder community.
Rocky Mountain Survivors Center
Address: 1547 Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80206
Tel: 303-321-3221 Fax: 303-321-3314
http://www.rmscdenver.org/
The RMSC assists survivors of torture and war traumas, and their families, to create a new future. We achieve this by providing mental health counseling and providing access to health care, legal and social support services. RMSC has assisted more than 600 survivors. Currently, we assist clients from 34 countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Senegal Association Contact: Samba Ndaiye
E-mail: n_samba@hotmail.com
Workshops about African issues are available.
South Africans in Colorado Club http://www.sacolorado.org/
Our club connects South Africans who live in Colorado. We have our own community of fellow South Africans; we organize braai's and other get-togethers throughout the year. Our club was founded with the purpose of serving fellow and ex-South Africans, whether living in or only visiting Colorado. We have no political affiliations and welcome members of any race.
Sudanese American International Corporation
Address: 2430 S University Blvd Suite 108, Denver, CO 80210
Tel: 303-722-0036 Fax: 303-722-2663
The mission of the Sudanese American International Corporation is to provide critical resettlement and community integration services to Sudanese refugees in Colorado. We were established as a non-profit in 2000. The founders are themselves Sudanese refugees who have been living in the United States for 3-5 years. We assist Sudanese refugees in coping with the myriad of cultural differences that exist between life in Sudan or Africa in general, and life in the Denver area. Services the organization has provided include translator assistance and guiding new arrivals through the process of adjusting to their new surroundings. We also provide practical help in obtaining education, employment, housing, food and health care.
Tucker International
Address: The Lotus Building, 900 28th Street Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80303
Tel: 303-786-7753 Fax: 303-786-7801 Email: contactus@tuckerintl.com
http://www.tuckerintl.com/
Tucker International, LLC. is a full service international human resource development company providing personnel assessment, intercultural training, language training and consulting to a select group of multinational organizations.