Children of Africa Study Links

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Resources from The United Methodist Church

Action

• A Call to Care: Welcoming African Refugees 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/global/refugees/africacall.stm
  
• Bishop's Appeal: "Hope for the Children of Africa."
  http://gbgm-umc.org/hope/
  
• Campaign for Children Continues! "Making the World Safe for Children and Youth in the Twenty-first Century"
  http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/campaign.html
  
• Children and Poverty: The Bishop's Initiative.
  http://www.umc.org/initiative/
  The bishops' statement on biblical and theological foundations is available in English, German, and Korean.

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AIDS in Africa

• AIDS in Africa: Heartbreak and Hope: Children, Health and Welfare Ministries
  http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/aidsafrica/children.stm
• AIDS Spurs a Crisis of Orphanhood Across Africa, Washington Post, July 13, 2000
  http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31706-2000Jul12.html
• UNICEF Calls for 'War of Liberation' Against HIV/AIDS, UNIFEF Information Newsline, July 12, 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/aidsafrica/durban2.stm
• AIDS epidemic leaves half-million orphans in Zambia
  http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/aidsafrica/aidszambia.html
• AIDS in Zimbabwe: Disrupting the Community's Social Fabric by Betty Gittens, GBGM, February 8, 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/aidsafrica/aidszimbabwe2.stm
• AIDS Orphans in Africa: 1990-2010, United Nations
  http://gbgm-umc.org/programs/aidsafrica/orphans.html
  Chart of Statistical Projections and links to more information

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Audiovisual Resources

Maps, Photos, and Videos

Maps

• Maps of Africa (public domain)
  http://gbgm-umc.org/missionstudies/africa/map.stm
• United Methodist Women's Mission Outreach in Africa
  http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/umwmap/regmaps/Africa/Africa.htm

  Photos

• Mission Photos from Africa, GBGM
  http://gbgm-umc.org/photos/africa/
  Library of GBGM electronic photos for the web that may be reproduced with appropriate credit, with ordering information for photographs and slides.

  Video

• Missioners of Hope: On a continent where millions suffer from war and the devastating effects of disease, a new mission composed primarily of Africans brings hope to the children (from Mission Magazine).
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Biblical and Spiritual Resources

• God is Working Miracles, the Rev. Marilyn Robb, GBGM, July 26, 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/africa/angola/gbgm072600mrsc1.stm
• Hope, Faith Set On God by Una Jones, Response, May 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/response/articles/africabible.html
• Hope for the Children of Africa: "Relief, Reconciliation and Rebuilding" Biblical and Theological Foundations by the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church
  http://gbgm-umc.org/hope/theology.html
  The ground of hope for the children of Africa, as for all God's children, is found in the mission and ministry of Jesus, in his announcement and enactment of the coming of the divine reign of justice, generosity, and joy. And we know that this hope is sure by his resurrection from the dead.
• Let's leave a few things behind in the 20th century, a commentary by Bishop Kenneth Carder, January 4, 2000.
  http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/news2000/umns010400ttsc.stm
• Let Us Pray for the Children by Bishop Kenneth L. Carder
  http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/action/umns072799ttmw.html
• Sanctuaries of Hope, Rev. Marilyn Robb, GBGM, July 26, 2000 http://gbgm-umc.org/africa/angola/gbgm072600mrsc2.stm
• Somebody's Crying, Lord, Lucinda and Geneviev Scheldorf, GBGM, July 26, 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/africa/angola/gbgm072600lssc.stm

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Hope for the Children of Africa

• Bishop's Appeal: "Hope for the Children of Africa."
  http://gbgm-umc.org/hope/
  
• Children in War Situations by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, August 31, 1999
  http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/news/gbgm83199bwbm.html
• Flooding Latest Challenge for Chicuque Rural Hospital by Beth Ferrell, Response, May 2000
  http://gbgm-umc.org/response/articles/chicuque.html
• In Mission with Nairobi Street Children by Kaburo Kobia, GBGM, October 1, 1999
  http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/news/gbgm100199kkbm.html
• Rebuilding Hope in Sierra Leone by Etta N. Nicol, Response, May 2000

http://gbgm-umc.org/response/articles/sierraleone.html

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News and Stories

• Global Connections: Africa, GBGM
  http://gbgm-umc.org/africa/
  Lots of information about GBGM projects, mission news, and links for more than 20 African countries.
• Mission Stories from Africa
  http://gbgm-umc.org/resources/stories/index.html#Africa
  Short inspirational stories suitable for devotions and "mission minutes."
• New World Outlook's Landmines Information and Action Page
  http://gbgm-umc.org/nwo/lmines.html
  News, Links, Action Suggestions

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Resources from the United Nations

• Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, Report of Graça Machel, Expert of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Selected Highlights.

  

• UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
  • English: http://www.unicef.org/
  • Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/
  • French: http://www.unicef.org/french/

• Landmines: Hidden Killers, UNICEF
  http://www.unicef.org/sowc96pk/hidekill.htm
  A section of UNICEF's The State of the World's Children 1996

• The Progress of the Nations, UNICEF
  • 2000 Edition
    http://www.unicef.org/pon00/
  • 1999 Edition
    http://www.unicef.org/pon99/
  • 1998 Edition
    http://www.unicef.org/pon98/

• Rights of the Child, UNICEF.
  http://www.unicef.org/crc/
  Includes the complete document The Convention on the Rights of the Child and other material.

• The State of the World's Children 2000, UNICEF
  • English: http://www.unicef.org/sowc00/
  • Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc00/
  • French: http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc00/

• The State of the World's Children 1999, UNICEF
  • English: http://www.unicef.org/sowc99/
  • Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc99/
  • French: http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc99/

• The State of the World's Children 1998, UNICEF
  • English: http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/
  • French: http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc98/

• The State of the World's Children 1997, UNICEF
  • English: http://www.unicef.org/sowc97/
  • French: http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc97/

• The State of the World's Children 1996, UNICEF

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   This page of "Children of Africa" links has been compiled by the Rev. Nancy A. Carter, Ph.D. Please send suggestions and corrections to her at ncarter@gbgm-umc.org.

   Disclaimer: Some links jump to outside sites for further information and resources. Links do not constitute an endorsement by the Women's Division of the information on other web sites. External web sites offer us diverse perspectives; afford us an opportunity to compare them to United Methodist positions; and, encourage us to critically analyze the issues raised by the Children of Africa web pages.