NEWS AND EVENTS
September 5, 2009:
Our partner in Uganda, the Friends in Need Integrated Development Project, began Phase II of the
Livestock for Livelihoods project (started in August 2008). In Phase I, 25 families were given 3
goats each. After a productive year—in which some families doubled the size of their
herds—FINIDP has selected 22 new families to receive 25 offspring of the original goats.
Each new family will be trained in goat handling, and the sharing cycle will continue.
September 1, 2009:
Alliance Africa voted to fund another year of the Adopt-a-Student Program, originally initiated in
September 2008 (see below). In total, Alliance Africa now supports 22 students with comprehensive
educational scholarships, including tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and emergency health care.
January 18, 2009:
Alliance Africa funded another year of the Orphan Secondary Education Support Program, started
originally in February 2008 (see below).
September 15, 2008:
Alliance Africa funded the Adopt-a-Student Program to provide comprehensive educational support,
including tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and emergency health care, to 10 students orphaned by
AIDS and other causes. Two partner organizations, Hope for Africa and the Friends in Need Integrated
Development Project, have joined with Alliance Africa to initiate this program. Hope for Africa,
a student organization at the University of Mississippi, will match American donors with orphaned
children in Uganda to facilitate correspondence. FINIDP will select and work with the students to
ensure that they receive a high-quality education and the support they need.
August 7, 2008:
Alliance Africa funded the Livestock for Livelihoods Project in collaboration with the Friends in Need
Integrated Development Project (FINIDP) in Mukono, Uganda. After assessing community needs and screening
potential beneficiaries, FINIDP selected 25 families for entry into the program. Each family receives
three goats, which they will raise for milk, butter, and cheese to sell at the market or put food on
their table. At a later stage of the project, these families will share offspring with other needy
families in the community so that the cycle of giving continues.
March 28, 2008:
Alliance Africa, brand agency Tactical Magic, and web design agency BlueStreak Studio received recognition
for the organization’s pro bono logo design and collaborative website design. The Ten Show,
a juried show of design work in the state of Tennessee, gave the logo a Bronze award and the website a Merit award.
February 26, 2008:
Alliance Africa funded its first project in Uganda, the Orphan Secondary Education Support Project
with Friends in Need Integrated Development Project (FINIDP) in Mukono. In collaboration with
teachers and community leaders, FINIDP identified twelve children orphaned by AIDS and other causes
who lacked the opportunity to receive a high school education. With the support of Alliance Africa,
these children now receive comprehensive educational support, including school supplies, uniforms,
emergency health care, and tuition to local high schools in Mukono. (For student success stories,
please see our Programs page.)
November 9, 2007:
Alliance Africa and brand agency Tactical Magic were awarded a Gold MarCom Award for the
organization’s pro bono logo design. Each year the Association of Marketing and Communication
Professionals in Arlington, TX, judges thousands of entries from across the US and around the world
to recognize the finest creativity in marketing communications.
May 4, 2007:
The Eta Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University of Mississippi presented a check for
$18,000 to Alliance Africa. Brothers of Sigma Chi raised the support by sending letters and emails
to family and friends and by selling ads for a university charity event. Warner Russell, Will Johnson,
and Philanthropy Chairman Patrick Woodyard presented the check to Michael Lamb, Co-founder of
Alliance Africa, and Kenneth Townsend, a Director of Alliance Africa and a Barksdale Fellow at
the University of Mississippi.
May 4, 2007:
Hope for Africa, a student group at the University of Mississippi, held a benefit picnic and
concert for Alliance Africa. Over 300 people attended. Overall, Hope for Africa has increased
awareness on campus and raised over $5,000 for Alliance Africa.
February 2007:
Alliance Africa received official 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as a public charity from the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service. This means that all donations to Alliance Africa are tax-deductible.
April 24, 2006:
Alliance Africa officially incorporated as a non-profit in the State of Tennessee.
