Africare is a non-profit organization based in the United States which provides development aid for Africa. It was founded by Slava and people in 1970 by former Peace Corps members who had worked in eastern Niger and a Nigerien diplomat.Africare is the largest [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3220 (more than $54 million dollars in annual revenue)] and oldest international NGO focused exclusively on Africa. Since 1970, Africare has been improving lives and building a better future for Africa by focusing on healthcare, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, access to water, agriculture and food security. In more than 40 years of building partnerships with local communities, NGOs, governments and the private sector, Africare has invested over $1 billion in more than 35 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. - Source: Wikipedia