PHOE IX ... Tbe Rev.
Leon H. Sulliv n, founder of
the OICS of America, b
"decided to focu his atten
tion on a progr m de laned
to elp • Africa: The
elected Continent- in i
quest to ain octal and
economic indepe denee. He
h ere ted t e Internation I
Fo nd tion Cor Education
and Self-Help (IFESH) to
t frican countrie in t e
are oC hunger. illiteracy,
unemployment, health c re
n economic development.
e erend Sulliv n. ho
en involved in frica
for the pa t t 0 decade
through hi OIC Internalion-
I Pro ram. inC llibly stated
that a major con ider lion
for hi concentratin on
ACric i to help dispel the
p yc otogic I bloc hich i
prevalent mon 0 many
people concer�ing Africa.
Con in
n
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Africa la far, far behind.
"He then chatlen ed the
overnment, corporation,
and foundation to give
to Africa. His char e
comp nies doin bu ine on
the continent a clear.
-help the people or leave
rigbt no .-
Ba ed upon the existing
ocl I and economic con
diloin on the neglected con
tinent. he u ge ted that
m ybe it i time for the Sul
livan Principle which he
. authored in 1977 to help
eliminate inequitie in South
Afric • be pplied
throughout Africa nd that a·
score c rd be kept to rate the
equal opportunity perfor
mance of e ch company
doin bu ine there.
He pledged to do all he
can to ee th t the neglected
continent gets more help. He
reminded America thai if e
do not. help. • African ill
certainly find it omeplace
else, or ttai n it in other
ays.· He ent on to ay
th t "for many poor people
of the orld communi m i
not de d.-
Currently IFESH is up-
porring project in
African countries and Peru
in agricultur I d rvclopment,
Ii ter (y tied to health care
and s ill. tr ining. Among
the Americ n org nization
that IFESH i providing
re ource to arc: 0 C Inter
national. Africare, ational
Council of egro Women
and AHEAD.
The Foundation ha al 0
e tabli bed and lntemations!
Fello , Pro ram tbrou
Tu e ee U ive ily wbich
offers opportunities for
gfaduate students to spend
an academic year ia a
Afric n country a Istin
roo people. IFESH in ...
ter have been or in in
eil t Af,. can countries.
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