Posted on October 15, 2014 by Amanuel
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Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, Senior Advisor to Salaam Urban Village interviews Madut–one of the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’. Madut’s journey and story teach us much about the conflict in Sudan and South Sudan. It is a story of great… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, conflict, horn of africa, immigrants, journey of hope, lost boys, lost boys of sudan, peace, refugees, refugees in seattle, seattle, South Sudan, Sudan
Posted on September 28, 2014 by Amanuel
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An immigrant from Eritrea turns ceramic artistry and knowledge of chemistry into a highly successful ceramic business. Salaam Urban Village Association (SUVA) will be highlighting the creative talent of Debessaie in the weeks ahead. Debessaie’s business is one of… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, africa economic development, appreciative inquiry, business partnership opportunities, eritrea, migrant communities, nonprofit, nonprofit africa, peacemaking, refugee communities, samuel mahaffy, SUVA
Posted on September 4, 2014 by Amanuel
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Samuel Mahaffy was an invited speaker at the 10th Annual YPFDJ North America Conference held in Washington D.C. He shares here his personal reflections on the conference. He writes regularly about Eritrea on his website at www.samuelmahaffy.com and… Read More
Posted on August 2, 2014 by Amanuel
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Commentary by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy. In many communities in Africa, it is a tradition to welcome a visiting guest with a meal. Sharing a meal is a way of building and affirming relationship. The U.S. – Africa Leaders… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, african continent, african economic development, african nations, agenda, dialogue, economic development, eritrea, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, relationship, salaam urban village association, samuel mahaffy, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, white house
Eritrea is invisiblized by its detractors. U.S. foreign policy, Western strategic alliances and media propensity to cover Africa only when and where there is a dramatic crisis, conspire to invisiblize countries like Eritrea. The scholar and linguist Noam… Read More
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South Sudan: Tragedy and Tentative Hope: Learning from the Story of One of the ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan
Posted on October 15, 2014 by Amanuel
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Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, Senior Advisor to Salaam Urban Village interviews Madut–one of the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’. Madut’s journey and story teach us much about the conflict in Sudan and South Sudan. It is a story of great… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, conflict, horn of africa, immigrants, journey of hope, lost boys, lost boys of sudan, peace, refugees, refugees in seattle, seattle, South Sudan, Sudan
Nonprofit Africa Partnership Opportunities
Posted on September 28, 2014 by Amanuel
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An immigrant from Eritrea turns ceramic artistry and knowledge of chemistry into a highly successful ceramic business. Salaam Urban Village Association (SUVA) will be highlighting the creative talent of Debessaie in the weeks ahead. Debessaie’s business is one of… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, africa economic development, appreciative inquiry, business partnership opportunities, eritrea, migrant communities, nonprofit, nonprofit africa, peacemaking, refugee communities, samuel mahaffy, SUVA
Reflections on the 10th Annual YPFDJ North America Conference
Posted on September 4, 2014 by Amanuel
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Samuel Mahaffy was an invited speaker at the 10th Annual YPFDJ North America Conference held in Washington D.C. He shares here his personal reflections on the conference. He writes regularly about Eritrea on his website at www.samuelmahaffy.com and… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, eritrea, Eritrean people, Eritrean youth, samuel mahaffy, YPFDJ Conference, YPFDJ North America Conference
Guests from Africa at the Dinner Table
Posted on August 2, 2014 by Amanuel
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Commentary by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy. In many communities in Africa, it is a tradition to welcome a visiting guest with a meal. Sharing a meal is a way of building and affirming relationship. The U.S. – Africa Leaders… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, african continent, african economic development, african nations, agenda, dialogue, economic development, eritrea, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, relationship, salaam urban village association, samuel mahaffy, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, white house
Visiblizing Eritrea — Africa is not a Country: Eritrea is.
Posted on May 23, 2014 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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Eritrea is invisiblized by its detractors. U.S. foreign policy, Western strategic alliances and media propensity to cover Africa only when and where there is a dramatic crisis, conspire to invisiblize countries like Eritrea. The scholar and linguist Noam… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: africa, Asmara, Boston Marathon, Coptic church, drones, eritrea, Eritrean, eritrean independence, Ertrea Independence Day, extremist groups, guantanomo, human rights, Meb Keflezighi, Noam Chomsky, samuel mahaffy, Secretary of State John Kerry, Senafe, Taos Institute, Tilburg University, U.S. foreign policy