ACREF introduces its newly elected Officers and 2023 – 2025 Board of Directors

The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc. (ACREF) has appointed six individuals to its Board of Directors. Each director will serve a two (2) year term.

2024 Summer Study Tour and Focus on Africa Seminar

In partnership with The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) , The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Educational Fund, Inc. (ACREF) is organizing a two-week cross cultural, intergenerational study tour in Kenya - East Africa's most vibrant economy.

The program will run from August 8th to August 23, 2024 - with an optional excursion to Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania) from August 24 to August 28.

It is anticipated that participants will include U.S. and East Africa based undergraduates, graduate students, mid-career professionals and recent retirees – all sharing and learning from each other.  

The one of a kind program offers exposure to leaders in Kenya’s public health, technology, transportation, energy, cultural and political sectors.

Instructors:   

Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni  - Senior Lecturer of Supply Chain Management, The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK)

Melvin H. Cox – Lecturer, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz1 and President, The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc.

Program Design:

Tour Highlights:

  • Nairobi National Park
  • Bomas of Kenya
  • World Health Organization, Kenya
  • The Aga Khan University Hospital
  • AllAfrica.com
  • 97th Annual Kenya Music Festival
  • Kenya Ports Authority
  • Bamburi Cement
  • Mombasa Marine National Park
  • Haller Park
  • Fort Jesus Museum
  • Mombasa Old Town
  • M-KOPA Solar
  • Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)
  • Geothermal Development Company
  • The Green Belt Movement
Guest Lectures:

  • Public Health
  • Media, Technology and Education
  • Transportation and Tourism
  • Energy
  • Culture in Education

Please Note:

In Nairobi, the group will be housed at the Co-operative Retreat and Conference Center at CUK. Visits to several of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations, including the Nairobi National Park, the port city of Mombasa and Naivasha, are included in the itinerary.

The study tour will include an orientation presented by EDU Africa, a basic Swahili language and intercultural competence workshop, a welcome dinner at The Carnivore (an internationally famous Nairobi eatery) and interactions with local families.

For Full Details, Please Contact:

ACREF Communications Team

[email protected]

+1 918 515-6437


1This study tour is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC).

Special Event Coverage - 4th Tom Bass Seminar

The 4th Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports was presented via video conference on Saturday afternoon, February 25.

The virtual meeting examined issues relating to diversity in a) domestic and b) international arenas. Launched in 2019 as part of the 2nd Annual Day of the African Equestrian (DOTAE), the  seminar took place in a climate of political, commercial and societal disruption highlighted by question over migration, police brutality, reparations, cultural and economic imperialism, wokeness and a widening gap between 'the haves' and 'the have nots' in the United States and other countries.

A distinguished group of international panelists - including social activists, journalists, entrepreneurs, riders, trainers and representatives of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)  - discussed topics relevant to diversity in equestrian sports.



The Tom Bass Seminar series is presented by The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc. in association with SportsQuest International, LLC.

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