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The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc, (ACREF) was created in direct response to the numerous distortions, half-truths and omissions seen almost daily in the popular media regarding Africa, her people and the African Diaspora.

Our principal mission is to illuminate, to educate and to provide a balanced viewpoint that celebrates genuine achievement and service to humanity.

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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 sixteen-day cross cultural, intergenerational study tour in Kenya - East Africa's most vibrant economy.

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

It is anticipated that participants will include 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:

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

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

Program Design:

AVAILABLE AIRLINE DISCOUNTS:

• Kenya Airways - Promo Code: AFRCON24

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• Qatar Airways - Promo Code: (pending)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 21, 2024

Online Registration and Payment Form

Press Release(s):

May 23, 2024 - Summer Study Tour Highlights Kenya Music Festival, Connections With Africa - Qatar Airways named the program’s preferred international air carrier

May 30, 2024 - 2024 Kenya Music Festival is focal point of ACREF Summer Study Tour - Discounts available to members of NAACP, NUL, alumni groups, etc. (openPR)

June 6, 2024 - ACREF Study Tour and Focus on Africa Public Forum aim to foster deeper dialog between U.S. and Kenya (PRLog)

Please Address All Questions To:

ACREF Communications Team

[email protected]

+1 831 440-7002

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

2024 Study Tour Details...

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The 4th Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports was presented via video conference on Saturday afternoon, February 25, 2023.

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 5th Tom Bass seminar will be held on Saturday, October 12th, 2024. Full details will be announced shortly!

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

Featured Presentation

Our exclusive interview with Dr. Josephine Ojiambo - formerly Kenya's Ambassador to the United Nations and most recently a Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Recorded in Nairobi, on December 21st, 2018 - at the conclusion of the 5th Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention.

Dr. Ojiambo spoke with Melvin Cox - President of The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc. (ACREF) and a Lecturer at the University of California Santa Cruz (USA).

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AllAfrica

AllAfrica’s multi-channel platform is the only independent, comprehensive panAfrican news source — of, by and about Africa — with unrivaled reach and reputation.

CGTN Africa

CGTN Africa is the African bureau of CGTN News, the English-language news channel run by Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television. It is based in Nairobi and manages bureaus across Africa.

Daily Nation

Kenya's most widely circulated daily newspaper, and the flagship publication of the Nation Media Group - the largest private media house in East and Central Africa.

Joy Online

Owned and operated by Multimedia Group Limited, the online news portal, myjoyonline.com, is Ghana’s leader in news and information delivery.

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Merrill College - University of California, Santa Cruz

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