Friends of Africa House

At New York University Africa House, we believe that scholarship makes an important difference in African affairs, especially when it engages leaders who design and implement policy. We use our location in New York to build a community of people, like you, who take Africa and African issues seriously. We also envision Africa House as a place where Africans and people from all walks of life in the United States can come together to exchange ideas and to better understand each other. Our aim is to raise the general awareness here that the lives, aspirations and talents of Africans – though different in various cultural ways (just like the American people) – are fundamentally similar to Americans.

At the moment our programs are carried out at various venues provided by NYU. Our hope is that Africa House one day soon will have its own walls so that it can stand alongside the other international houses for which NYU is well known. As a part of a private, non-profit institution like NYU, we must appeal to our generous donors for much-needed support, not only to continue our numerous events and programs on campus, but to allow us to grow and make Africa House a truly influential institution. As such, we are pleased to launch our Friends of Africa House campaign.

The Friends of Africa House campaign recognizes those donors who make a tax-deductible gift of at least $1,000 to Africa House.  Donors are listed on the Africa House website and are invited to all events. As a Friends of Africa House, feedback and ideas for the future of Africa House will be highly sought after and regarded.

We are pleased to take this opportunity to designate Judith and Michael Thoyer to the Africa House Honor Roll for 2007. They have been very generous supporters of our program since its inception. Each year the Honor Roll will recognize donors who contribute $25,000 or more.

If you wish to join the Friends of Africa House, please follow this link to New York University's donation page. Make sure to select "Africa House" under the choice "I would like my gift to support”.

Thank you for your continued support of Africa House.  We encourage you to explore the rest of our site (www.nyu.edu/africahouse) and hope to see you at future events.

Sincerely,

Yaw Nyarko
Vice Provost for Globalization and Multicultural Affairs