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AID is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in Washington State, USA to support programs in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in Africa. The organization is in Special Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN)

We render services for the holistic development of people and their communities. We promote equal access to opportunities regardless of gender, tribe, religion, or race.

Women, Youth, and Children are our main targets because of the many challenging issues surrounding their growth and development, especially in Africa where women and children continue to face violence and abuse in their daily lives.

In a world where competition is high and the battle for survival is tough, and the available resources are limited despite the many raw materials, especially in Africa, AID seeks to advocate for equal access to opportunities regardless of gender, tribe, or race.

As we seek to promote human development holistically by tackling poverty through advocacy and service delivery at community, local and national levels, the organization does have several programs through which it has designed methods/approaches to reach its target beneficiaries at all levels. More information on our specific programs can be found on the Programs page of this site.

Key Targets

Women
Children
Youth
PLWD (People Living With Disabilities)
Marginalized Groups

VISION STATEMENT

We envisage an African society where its citizens can freely exercise their rights without fear or discrimination as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and are also able to live a dignified life free from poverty and disease.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Organization seeks to promote human rights education and enhance the capabilities of women, children and youth across Africa to effect positive social change that would bring about sustainable development in their lives and communities.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Our experience across different programs and our understanding of the various mediums of advocacy and service delivery provide us with valuable implementation advantages, which help both our staff and beneficiaries achieve consistency across all programs. Our aims and objectives are as follows:

- To promote Human Rights issues.
- To help youth and women without basic or no education at all, acquire vocational and practical skills to enable them to become self-reliant.
- To promote the use of Information & Communications Technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development.
- To promote and organize campaigns against the spread of HIV/AIDS and other health issues.
- To provide education to poor and disadvantaged children.
- To promote Democracy and Good Governance.
- To promote and organize campaigns against Corruption.
- To complement the efforts of governments, NGOs, and other agencies in producing mature, disciplined, and responsible citizens.
- To organize and promote programs, activities, services, and projects that gear towards promoting tolerance, nonviolence, and peace.
- To establish, maintain and engage in any and lawful activities relative to the purposes for which this organization was formed.
- To accept donations, and contributions, to invest and reinvest any funds on hand, to use the income and proceeds thereof for the advancement of the purposes for which this organization was formed.

AID-SL Entrepreneurship Training for 600 Mudslide & Flood Victims (13)

Distribution of used clothing and food items to the physically challenged benificiaries at AID Office in Freetown (78)

Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life. It's about what you inspire others to do.

– AID –

Thematic Focus

Youth Empowerment

The goal of this program is to foster a commitment to young people that will promote pro-social friendships, and strong interpersonal skills, and reassert a sense of hope for the future. Only through personal relationships can a sense of individual responsibility be reestablished that will give youth the commitment to follow through on the path to adulthood with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Through repeated failures in the classroom and the development of destructive habits, at-risk young people have lost faith in the possibilities that await them if they are successful in putting their lives together. We believe that young people must be in a caring, inclusive learning environment that promotes their best efforts and reinforces personal respect. Through this program, AID seeks to advocate and create meaningful employment opportunities for youths with special emphasis on the less privileged and young women.

Women's Empowerment

The program is designed to address the challenges women face in their homes & communities and to protect their rights at all levels. We are also empowering them through life skills training opportunities and basic management skills. The program also seeks to raise awareness against all forms of Abuse against Women.

Child Welfare

The program seeks to promote and support child education and health care services. According to recent studies, nine out of the ten worst countries for newborns (neo-natal mortality rates per thousand live births in 2012) are from Africa, including Sierra Leone, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Central African Republic, and Côte d’Ivoire. Half of these countries were affected by conflict. To help tackle such a huge challenge in the continent, the organization seeks to advocate for and support the promotion of breastfeeding, neonatal resuscitation, kangaroo mother care for pre-term babies, and the prevention and treatment of infections. We also promote campaigns against all forms of abuse against children.

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

In our effort to transform lives and communities in Africa, AID has affiliated itself with the following organizations across the world:

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations

AID is in Special Consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The consultative status enables an organization to actively engage with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, as well as with the United Nations Secretariat, programs, funds, and agencies in a number of ways.

Association For Women’s Rights In Development (AWID)

The Association For Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an international, multi-generational, feminist, creative, future-orientated membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development, and women’s human rights, AID is a proud member of AWID

United Nations Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. AID is a proud participant and stakeholder of the Global Compact.

World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)

AID is a registered and paid-up member of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations. WANGO is an international organization uniting NGOs worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global well-being. WANGO helps to provide the mechanism and support needed for NGOs to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their contributions to solving humanity’s basic problems.

International Peace Bureau (IPB)

As a peace and development-oriented organization, we do explore every avenue that could lead to world peace. AID is a registered member of the International Peace Bureau, a world forum for NGOs working in the area of peace. IPB is dedicated to the vision of a World without War.

Global Movement for Children (GMC)

AID wants to see how the world could be a better place for children; therefore its membership with GMFC is a start towards a better end. The Global Movement for Children unites efforts to build a world fit for children.

CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance established in 1993 to nurture the foundation, growth, and protection of citizen action throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens’ freedom of association are threatened. AID is a paid-up member of this worthy organization.