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African American Islamic Institute

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity: Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Children
  • Development
  • Education
  • Family
  • Food
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Micro-Credit
  • Population
  • Religion
  • Social Development
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Development
  • Values
  • Water
  • Women
  • Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Education and training of women
  • Policy advice
Population:
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Youth
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • Sweden
  • Benin
  • Gambia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Niger
  • United States of America
  • Nigeria
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Burkina Faso
  • Canada
  • France
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Improve maternal health
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Mission statement:
Year established:
Year of registration: 1988
Organizational structure: Affiliate has its own Board of Directors, with AAII’s President serving as its Chairman. The primary responsibility of each Board is to determine the policies and practices of the Affiliate in keeping with the moral and ethical teachings of Islam and to assure the fiscal accountability of the organization.
Affiliation with NGO networks: AmeriCares (Distribution of AIDS medication and other pharmaceuticals), Voice of America (Support of Al Fayda Radio), US Doctors For Africa (Mobile Clinic for rural outreach), Children’s Chance (Pro Bono Medical Intervention)
Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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