Who We Are
For over 40 years, AFPF a US 501(c) 3 has supported rural women and girls in Uganda to break cycles of poverty through education, leadership, and equal opportunity.
Together with our long-time Partner - The Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme (URDT), we help rural women and girls become leaders and drive change in their villages.
We do this by employing into our education curriculum the unique approaches to development - the creative process, visionary approach, structural and system thinking, grassroots training, and value based.
Trusted US 501(c)3. Powered by Community-led Development - Since 1981
5M+
Lives Impacted
5,020+
Families Transformed Through Education
70,000+
Youth Empowered
Empowering
We equip girls and women with the skills to envision a better future and make it real. Your support helps keep the doors open for disadvantaged girls from poor backgrounds receive free primary and secondary education, entrepreneurship and leadership skills thus strengthening rural economies, improving food security, and creating lasting change.
Connect. Invest. Empower
Meet Shakira: URDT Girls School student Shakira in front of her old house (insert). Her new permanent home is a result of her education.
With the opportunity of education, her life is transformed. She is three times less likely to be HIV positive, and she will have fewer children. Her future children's survival beyond age five have increased by 40%. She will earn 10-20% more once she starts working, and she will invest 90% of her earnings back to her children.
We Don’t Give Aid — We Build Capacity. We believe people are the drivers of their own development, and we empower them to create the futures they envision.
Dedicated to promoting free education, food security and peace in rural Uganda - who are more disadvantaged in receiving equal resources especially the girls and women, the African Food & Peace Foundation works tirelessly to empower these communities through sustainable initiatives.
By fostering partnerships and implementing innovative programs, we strive to create hope, health, equity and equality, prosperity and wealth - aiming to make a lasting impact on the lives of those in need. Together, we can build a more prosperous and harmonious Africa.
Join us in our mission to bring positive change and hope to the continent.
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