Colorado Community Gathers to Support Women, Agriculture in East Africa

Climate and the Environment, East Africa, Headline

Thanks to Den­ver-based Africa Devel­op­ment Promise (ADP), an esti­mat­ed 150 peo­ple came out to wit­ness the work that the Amer­i­can NGO does, thou­sands of miles away from its Col­orado head­quar­ters. Billed as a Win­ter Gala, the fundrais­ing event occurred on Sat­ur­day, March 4. The loca­tion was the Arva­da Cen­ter for the Arts and Human­i­ties.  Attendees…

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Video: Agricultural Co-ops- Enabling Economic Advancement in Africa

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Mon­i­ca LaBiche-Brown, exec­u­tive direc­tor of Africa Devel­op­ment Promise, sat down for an inter­view with Africa Agen­da to dis­cuss the organization’s plans for build­ing path­ways to eco­nom­ic inde­pen­dence in Africa. These coop­er­a­tives or co-ops are espe­cial­ly impor­tant in areas of rur­al Africa where small farm­ers may not have the mon­e­tary funds avail­able to grow and sustain…

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