Author name: Amy Kruse

The Near East Foundation has launched a new initiative in Sudan. Support for Sustainable, Profitable Gum Arabic Production—funded by a generous contribution from the Flora Family Foundation—will focus on strengthening Gum Arabic Producer Associations in North Kordofan, a region in central Sudan that was devastated by civil wars. NEF staff will incorporate years of experience in microcredit and natural resource …

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The Near East Foundation’s Sudan team is excited to announce the recent handover of the Dar-es-Salaam el-Rabwa health clinic to a local nonprofit. Umm al-Moumenein (Arabic for “the mother of believers”) is a Sudanese NGO that works to promote women’s health in rural communities outside Khartoum. NEF established the al-Rabwa clinic in 2001 with generous …

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Syracuse University and the Near East Foundation (NEF) have announced a historic affiliation that joins the national research university with the oldest nondenominational international development organization in the United States. The affiliation brings together SU’s rich mix of academic programs, institutes and other resources with NEF’s 95 years of experience in social and economic development …

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A 95-year-old charitable foundation that works to improve living conditions in the Middle East and North Africa has moved its headquarters from New York City to Syracuse University. The Near East Foundation’s move into Crouse Hinds Hall signals a partnership that will mix SU’s academic programs and resources with the foundation’s experience in providing solutions …

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