Africare co-founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy with South African President Nelson Mandela in 1994 (top) and with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his son Adam Kennedy in 1992.
Dr. Joseph C Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, who died in December, is remembered for his dedication to improving the quality of life for people across Africa. "It was my privilege to work with one of the African-American giants in the field of international development," former regional director of South Africa at Africare Kevin Lowther observed in a 2014 tribute to Kennedy. "Without Joseph C. Kennedy, there would have been no Africare, a visionary organization which has touched lives in thousands of communities in Africa."
Africare co-founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy with South African President Nelson Mandela in 1994 (top) and with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his son Adam Kennedy in 1992.
Africa: Africare Co-Founder Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy – A Son's Remembrance
allAfrica, 20 January 2020
Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy, co-founder and longtime director of International Development and vice president of Africare, died December 7, 2019 at age 93 from respiratory failure. Read more »
Africa: Africare Celebrates African-American Leadership At Its 2014 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner
Africare, 7 April 2014
Peace Corps Alumni C. Payne Lucas and Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy recognized for their pioneering leadership in international development. Read more »
In 1971, Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy was appointed director of international development. Together he and Mr. C. Payne Lucas expanded Africare's reach from an organization providing disaster relief in Niger into a leading international development organization providing food security and agriculture, environmental management, civil society development and governance, health and HIV/AIDS, and emergency humanitarian aid in 26 African countries over the span of 30 years. In this short clip, Dr. Kennedy reflects see more »
C. Payne Lucas, co-founder and longtime CEO of Africare and leading voice on U.S. Africa relations for more than four decades, died September 15, one day after his 85th birthday. A native of North Carolina and an Air Force veteran, Lucas served as Peace Corps country director for Niger and then Africa director before leaving to create the first major African American-led NGO, which is focused on promoting development across
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Africare will honor Obama Africa policy chief, Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield, plus four others at the Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala, one of the largest fundraising events for Africa in the United States, on December 5.
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