A photo of Wangari Maathai from 1985
Photo by ADF

WASHINGTON - October 8, 2004 - ADF PRESIDENT NATHANIEL FIELDS CONGRATULATES KENYAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHAMPION AND FORMER FOUNDATION GRANTEE WANGARI MAATHAI ON RECEIVING THE 2004 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

WASHINGTON - September 15, 2004 - MINNESOTA BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST WARD BREHM TAKES OATH AS NEW CHAIR OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 

JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA - June 2, 2004 - President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria toured the recently completed Marawa Housing Project, an emergency housing construction program sponsored by the African Development Foundation and the Government of Nigeria's Jigawa State. 

An innovative venture in development, the Marawa project used environmentally friendly compressed-brick technology. It also employed local sociologists to assist engineers in designing houses that are appropriate to the cultural preferences and economic needs of local residents. Each home was built at a cost of less than US $3,000 per unit, and the project generated dozens of local jobs while providing laborers with professional training in masonry and carpentry.

(Photo by Greg Davis, Africa Technical Services)

ADF Grantee Sofia Maryogo of the Artisan Development Association (ADAT) of Tanzania displays products of ADAT members for President George W. Bush and Botswana President Festus Mogae at the Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub exhibition in Gaborone, Botswana, July 2003.

 

WASHINGTON - January 2004 - Ephraim Batambuze, Jack Leslie Named to African Development Foundation Board; Illinois Cardiologist and Former Political Refugee Will Be First Africa-Born Board Member; Weber Shandwick Chair Is A Recognized Foreign Relations Expert, Chair of USA for UNHCR  More
 

KAMPALA - January 23, 2004 - African Development Foundation Delegation Focuses on Strengthening US-Uganda Trade Links, Enhancing Successful Efforts to Help Small Entrepreneurs Market Fish, Silk, Vanilla Globally More
 

GABORONE – January 22, 2004 - ADF Delegation Visiting Gaborone to Sign New Partnership Agreement with GOB, Confer With President Mogae on Expanding U.S. Support for Development in Botswana  More
 

ACCRA – January 15, 2004 - ADF Mission Focuses on Developing US-Ghana Trade and Investment Links, Helping Ghanaian Entrepreneurs Compete in New Global Economy More