AfricaBound

The Online Store is OPEN!

We’ve recently opened the Africa Bound online store, so you can now purchase your favorite Neem and Shea products and have them shipped to your door. They’ll also be available in several locations around Austin in the near future.

Please support our work by buying some of our luxuriant products, telling your friends, or making a direct tax deductible donation.

AfricaBound at Austin City Limits fest

Africa Bound will have a booth at Austin City Limits, October 2-4, 2009. We’ll have a plentiful supply of Neem and Shea products, and probably other goods as well. Come see us and say hi!

AfricaBound at Renewable Energy Roundup

AfricaBound will have a booth at the Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair in Fredericksburg, TX, Sept 25-27, 2009. Come and see us, and consider purchasing some Neem or Shea products!

Dr. Faye’s August trip to Senegal

Dr Faye recently spent 4 weeks in Senegal after attending a four-day pan African symposium on the United States of Africa, and a Forum on Africa’s role in World Governance.

He met with many government and academic authorities while there. A recent article in the Austin Villager gives more details. We’ll have more updates here soon.

Drumming Malaria Out

Venue: Karibou Ethiopian Restaurnt

Address: 1209 East 11th.

Come and get involved in fighting Malaria in Africa and helping build the Africa Bound Corporation FayeKunda African Village in Cedar Creek, Bastrop Co.

2009 Pan African Conference

The University of Texas at Austin Presents:

The 2009 Pan African Conference on Africa

Science – Technology – Environment

Learn more by visiting:

http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa

ABC has been invited to present. Dr. Faye’ s Talk will be at UT campus. Location: ‚Äì Quadrangle Room 3.304 9am-10:30am (tentative time) on Sunday Mar, 29.

His subject will be:
The State of neem (Azadirachta indica, Juss) in Africa with specific reference to Senegal in meeting the UN Millennium Goals. Dr. Faye will also be talking about the ABC Malaria Prevention, and other ABC activities in Africa.

The conference will be open to the public too.¬† Just go on campus, find the location, enter to listen, mingle and network. However, if anyone is interested in the banquets and other more formal activities, he/she needs to register (I think $65 for the whole three day conference. Not bad!!!!). There is a link on the site above to register. I think this will be a very good opportunity to learn about the neem and for the potential business prospects for this untaped gold mine, it would be a good intro.

Learn more by visiting:¬† http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa

Visit to Senegal 2006

ABC recently took Stet Corporation president Mr. Dean Holz to Senegal, the Land of Teranga (Hospitality) for a week long business trip to evaluate the country natural resource of neem (Azadirachta indica Juss) to incorporate in the company’s line of organic pesticide manufacturing. Other resources such as the famous national drink Bissap (Hibiscus red flowers calyxes) were identified. Below are some pictures from the trip

Investing In Senegal

Faye and Dean at Investing In Senegal
ABC President Dr. Faye and Dean Holz of Stet Corporation (manufacturers of a line of organic pesticides) at Investing In Senegal

Some of the dignitaries with whom Mr. Holtz and Dr. Faye met.

Dr Faye (left) and Dean Holtz (right) meet with a Minister of the Senegalese Government

Promoting Neem Industry

Cashing in on Neem: Local villagers can supplement their income by harvesting neem.

The Minister of Industry and Handicraft with her technical staff listening attentively as Mr. Holtz and Dr. Faye explain their vision for Senegal’s neem crop.