Empowering women and children for a brighter future
AMF works to increase the ability of women to participate effectively in their societies and help them and their families move out of abject poverty. AMF seeks to target poverty, hunger, and disease at its very root by providing African women and children with the necessary tools for achieving self-sufficiency.
Supporting education and community programs.
The African Millennium Foundation was created in response to the constant bypass of women’s grassroots organizations, especially in Africa, in international development programs due to traditional approaches to change and lack of voice. New women’s microcredit grassroots organizations are emerging at a very rapid pace all over the world, but in Africa women represent 80% of the poorest and continue to be left out of the centers of power.
Materials for Learning
Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer services, advocacy and education, AMF fosters civil society and sustainable development through implementation of microcredit programs and others that fuel community development, thus helping people help themselves.
Continuing Education for Teachers
We create bespoke continuing education programs to address the needs of teachers and their student communities. From training on the latest technology to new pedagogical methods, we help teachers make their classrooms engaging and successful.
Support for Communities
Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning.
“Given the chance, the poor can empower themselves. We must never underestimate their talent and creativity to develop everyday strategies to survive. We must remember the close links between peace and development. Unless we can eradicate poverty, international efforts towards a more peaceful world will be frustrated. Help the poor help themselves”
— UN General Assembly President, Sheikha Haya Al Khalifa