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Links - Suggested Sites

By the way, I own the domain name www.africanfinearts.com and africanpaintings.com - if anyone wants to buy it. Interested?

AfricanColours is the premier internet space for the promotion of contemporary African art since 2000. With a central office in Nairobi, its work is supported by representatives  in Africa, Europe & America.

Our Vision & Mission: AfricanColours works towards a viable contemporary African art scene that is internationally recognised and technologically savvy. AfricanColours does so by connecting artists and engaging the art industry through leveraging technologies, offering cultural experiences in and creating value for contemporary visual arts in Africa”.
 
Vumilia - Let's face it, AIDS is killing Africans by the thousands everyday. The effects of a parent dying of AIDS can disable a family to the point where the remaining parent cannot function beyond taking care of the children - and when there is no support for this parent, the children may not survive. Imagine the pain a mother goes through watching helplessly as their children face starvation.

Vulimia supports AIDS orphans and widowed mothers in Western Kenya with counseling and connecting them with others in their same condition. Together they pool their personal resources and the resources that Vumilia provides to maintain their lives and ensure the future of their children. It sounds simple, but it's not. Survival to most of us is merely a word - survival to an HIV positive mother of three is a daily challenge. Having a network of support is paramount - Vumilia provides this.

If you are interested, you can help! Find out how!
Faie African Art showcases outstanding artworks from all over Africa. The website is dedicated to the fact that African art is not created as 'art for arts' sake'. But it speaks of the connections to tradition, family, the ancestor, and the belief in the Omnipresence of Spirit.
The Super Moneymaker in Action!KickStart - formerly ApproTEC - ApproTEC is a local NGO run by two very good friends of mine. The office in Nairobi, Kenya, is now supplemented by an office in the U.S., primarily to raise funds for the programs in Kenya. ApproTEC is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs, and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They create new jobs and new wealth and allow the poor to climb out of their poverty forever. Visit their website, it's very educational and gives you a feel for the amount of effort it takes to change lives forever.
Gary Frier's Art - Gary is a wonderful artist from South Africa. His paintings are worth seeing - and buying! I have bought some of his paintings for my home, and have a few of his very old pieces here on my website.
MoneyMaker Pumps! What a fantastic organization! More and more people are climbing out of poverty in Africa, and across the world with this simple irrigation pump. Ok, there is a line of pumps here: The Super MoneyMaker - two cylinders - you use it like a stepping machine and it pumps out a LOT of water. Then there is the MoneyMaker Plus - one cylinder - also pumped with the legs and feet, works like a lung (breath in, breath out...suck water, spray water: irrigate your crops!). And finally there is the Hip Pump - it works like a bicycle pump but is ergonomically suited to your body and makes it easy to use your hip and lower body weight to pump water. Fantastic! Nearly 100,000 of these pumps have been sold across the world! Please see their websites to learn more - and contribute!  Why am I touting them? It's because I worked for KickStart Africa for quite some time, and the organization is pure positive energy, run by the most interesting and fun group of people you can imagine. See that logo at the right... my design! Ok, not 100% but like 90%... what great fun! Poverty in Africa can be eradicated and you can help!
Kitengela Glass - Incredible hand-blown glass, glass sculptures, glass windows, and an assortment of astounding glass art - all from a bizarre and ingenious glass compound on the outskirts of the Nairobi game park. Looking one way in the park you can admire a beautiful giraffe and glancing the other reveals the glass-blowing tower where all of the Kitengela glass is created.