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The Phelps-Stokes Center For Human Development [[image - logo]] THE AFRICAN STUDENT AID FUND Founded twenty years ago, the African Student Aid Fund (ASAF), a program of the Phelps-Stokes Fund, is the only organization in the United States which helps unsponsored African undergraduates complete their education in American colleges through loans and counseling. The no-interest loans are given only the undergraduates who have copleted [[completed]] at least one year of study, are in good standing, and are committed to returning home after graduation. Although grants are small (we are not a Scholarship Fund)-sometimes as little as $25 and rarely in excess of $500-these emergency funds often mean the difference between the successful completion of an important course of study or a defeated, premature return home. To become an affiliate of the Phelps-Stokes Center, an organization should submit a letter describing its programs and objectives to: Dr. Ronald A. Wells Director Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development 10 East 87th Street New York, New York 10128 The Phelps-Stokes Fund In 1911, a bequest from Caroline Phelps Stokes establishes the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a philanthropic organization of Black Americans, American Indians, and Africans. Caroline spoke often of "practical charity," to help underprivileged groups improve their situation. Since the beginning, Phelps-Stokes programs have reflected that principle -- an active, practical philanthropy, to enable recipient individuals and organizations to stand on their own. Some notable examples of organizations that Phelps-Stokes has assisted over the years include: • Booker T. Washington Institute, Liberia • United Negro College Fund • Lewis Leaky Memorial Institute, Kenya • African Student Aid Fund • The Boys Choir of Harlem • Sinte Gleska College • Jackie Robinson Foundation • Caribbean Cultural Center Today, the Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development continues the Fund's work with organizations that meet human needs, particularly those groups included in the Phelps-Stokes charter. [[images - scenes from the dinner]] 95