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Africa’s children have been largely left out of the academic discourse. The Institute for the African Child (IAC) was established in 1999 to focus on Africa’s children and to include children’s issues in African Studies.
This conference will celebrate 10 years of growth of the IAC, assess the current state of knowledge about childhood in Africa and directions for the future. The conference will provide opportunities to interact, network and connect with colleagues and organizations working with Africa’s children and studying the issues that impact them.
Contributions will be welcomed in the following areas:
African Children and:
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These areas and themes are not an exhaustive list, and proposals are welcomed on any area relevant to the conference.
One of the outcomes from the conference will be an edited collection. Proposals for the conference should come in the form of a 200 word abstract, to be submitted by December 16, 2008. Please send to Andria Sherrow, Assistant Director of The Institute for the African Child, sherrowa@ohio.edu
For the call for papers pdf. please click here
NGO Information Fair
The NGO community has been especially active in the area of African children and development. We are planning an NGO Information Fair for interested NGOs to provide information booths at the conference. To reserve a booth, please click here.
Yamada International House, 56 E. Union Street, Athens OH 45701 (740) 593-1840