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Art For Humanity

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Culture Education HIV/AIDS Human Rights Justice Values Women/gender Equality Youth Social Development: Information and Communications Technologies Youth
Country of activity:	Namibia Haiti Nigeria Benin Germany Argentina Switzerland Uganda Serbia Tunisia Botswana Cameroon United States of America Angola Netherlands Ghana United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Japan South Africa Bosnia and Herzegovina France Kenya Mozambique India Poland Portugal Zambia Croatia Italy Malawi Zimbabwe Gambia Brazil Australia Senegal Spain Cyprus Mexico Egypt
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The organisation’s main objectives are to: 1. Promote a Human Rights Consciousness by using the visual art as a public-advocacy medium dedicated towards cultural empowerment of society with a focus on the developing world. 2. Dedicate itself through its projects towards the professional empowerment of the visual arts and artists, primarily from southern Africa and the developing world. The organisation’s secondary objectives will be to: 1. Design, fundraise and implement initiatives and projects within the context and spirit as described under 2(a) above. 2. Include as part of its main objectives developing artists and relevant communities to provide an ongoing social context for the projects. 3. Strive to solicit endorsements for the individual initiatives, from relevant organizations, individuals and role-players; so as to strengthen the social context as mentioned 2. (b) 2. 4. Building an on-going database of artists, endorsers, partner organisations and affiliations with similar objectives, (see Aims 2.) 5. Organising events and programmes, which promote the awareness of human rights through the visual arts. 6. Finding avenues for the promotion and inspire ‘moral ownership’ of human rights in society through the medium of visual art. 7. Raising funds to promote artistic talent and an awareness of human rights and to enable the organisation to implement and sustain its activities as stated in this document. h. Finding avenues for education about human rights through the visual arts medium.
Year established:	2004
Year of registration:	2004
Organizational structure:	Organizational sustainability Through achieving our objectives listed above we hope to become more sustainable through generating publicity of our programmes, growing our advocacy campaign and developing the portfolios and exhibition opportunities. To this end our networks have, over the years increased substantially to include the following; Product development Web site development New project development Fundraising and proposals, ongoing Committee The Art for Humanity committee includes the following members Board Members Ms. Terry-Anne Stevenson (Treasurer), Mr. Anthony Starkey, HOD Dept of Fine Art and Jewellery, Durban University of Technology (DUT) (Chairperson), Prof. Nqabomzi Gawe, VC DUT Mr. Themba Shibase, Lecturer DUT Prof. Thengamehlo Ngwenya, HOD CELT DUT Mr. Mduduzi Xakaza, Dir. Durban Art Gallery Mr. Jan Jordaan Lecturer DUT (Dir.) Mr. Darell L. Barnes, Managing Director African AgriBusiness Magazine SADAC Region, Johannesburg; Associates Dr. Nigel Rollins, Scientist, Newborn and Child Health and Development- World Health Organisation, Founding Member (Geneva, Switzerland), Mr Vedant Nanackchand HOD Dept of Visual Communication, Founding Member (Johannesburg), Adv. Anil Naidoo, Managing Director, Indiba-Africa Development Alliance, Founding Member (Johannesburg) Art for Humanity is under the direction of an Executive Director, who in turn reports to the Chairperson of AfH. As a non-profit organization registered with the South African government, AfH is held to high standards of governance and accountability. AfH is governed by a committee made up a director and volunteer project management committees that are responsible for planning the strategic growth and implementing the objectives and projects of the organisation. The annual financial statements of the organisation are audited by an approved accounting firm. Chair: Anthony R Starkey Office: Director: Jan Jordaan Office Manager: Ms. Lungile Gumede Arts Management Interns: 2 X Senior Students Fine Art Media Interns: 2 X Senior Students Journalism Book-keeper: Ms. Rietjie Molenaar Auditors: Stuart Edwards and Partners
Number and type of members:	Board Members 11 Ms. Terry-Anne Stevenson (Treasurer), Mr. Anthony Starkey, HOD Dept of Fine Art and Jewellery, Durban University of Technology (DUT) (Chairperson), Prof. Nqabomzi Gawe, VC DUT Mr. Themba Shibase, Lecturer DUT Prof. Thengamehlo Ngwenya, HOD CELT DUT Mr. Mduduzi Xakaza, Dir. Durban Art Gallery Mr. Jan Jordaan Lecturer DUT (Dir.) Mr. Darell L. Barnes, Managing Director African AgriBusiness Magazine SADAC Region, Johannesburg; Associates Dr. Nigel Rollins, Scientist, Newborn and Child Health and Development- World Health Organisation, Founding Member (Geneva, Switzerland), Mr Vedant Nanackchand HOD Dept of Visual Communication, Founding Member (Johannesburg), Adv. Anil Naidoo, Managing Director, Indiba-Africa Development Alliance, Founding Member (Johannesburg) Artists and poets participating in AFH projects +- 300
Affiliation with NGO networks:	yes
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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