"We are a small team with big ideas. We are versatile, innovative, and love to face and overcome challenges together as a family and a community."
Agnes Baziwe | Chief Executive
"I was feeling very lonely, suicidal, the doctors tried with every anti-depression which didn’t work. AAF has helped me be part of a community, it has helped me feel like I am somebody, I disclosed my HIV status to my family… I feel more confident now."
E.M. | Service User
Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF) supports and empowers vulnerable and disadvantaged people. We are a community-led initiative that aims to equip diaspora communities and marginalised people with the tools they need to find better health, safety, prosperity and opportunity to lead fulfilling and happy lives.
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AAF works with communities both in the UK and overseas who are affected by a range of issues including: sexual and reproductive health, violence against women and girls including Female genital mutilation (FGM) and mental health issues.
OUR VISION
A free society where individuals can make informed choices, maintain good health, and fulfill their potential without fear or restriction.
OUR MISSION
AAF mission is to provide practical, social, training and community support to those who are marginalised, disadvantaged, vulnerable, facing violence, living in poverty and in poor health particularly within black migrant communities primarily in the UK, other parts of Europe and Africa
OUR VALUES
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AAF is committed to the following values that underpin our standards and determine how we undertake our activities:
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CLIENT-CENTERED: We strive at all times to ensure that service users’ satisfaction is at the centre of our work
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INTEGRITY & TRUST: We are committed to the highest ethical standards in our internal and external relationships at all times
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EXCELLENCE: We seek to attain the highest quality of service delivery and outcomes for the communities we serve
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INCLUSIVITY: We promote participation and access to services by all beneficiaries and give a voice to those who are marginalised
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TRANSPARENCY: We are open, accountable and responsive to all our stakeholders and service users
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COLLABORATION: We work in partnership with a variety of organisations to enhance our interagency work and improve our responsiveness to the multifaceted problems with which we concern ourselves
"AAF's commitment to putting our service users at the centre of our activities builds trust in our services and gives beneficiaries a voice and the ability to influence services."
Denis Onyango | Programs Director
CURRENT FUNDERS
Comic Relief
The National Lottery Community Fund
City Bridge Trust
Barrow Cadbury Trust
London Community Response Fund- Covid-19
The National Lottery SE/People’s Health Trust
BBC Children in Need
Ministry of Justice (MOPAC)
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lambeth Council
HIV Prevention England
Trust for London
Deptford Challenge Trust
Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI)
The Henry Smith Charity
Independent Age
Gilead Sciences
The London Community Foundation
Lewisham Council
Merck, Sharpe & Dohme
ViiV Healthcare
The Clothworkers Foundation
Public Health England
Home Office -BSBT
MAC AIDS Fund
Vodafone
Ministry of Justice/Comic Relief (Digital)
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PREVIOUS FUNDERS
The Prince of Wales Charitable Trust
Peter Moores Foundation
Home Office
Department for Communities and Local Government
European Social Fund/London Councils
Fields Family Charitable Trust
European Integration Fund
Social Investment Business
Abbvie
Carers Trust
Cabinet Office
The Make a Difference Trust
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Give London
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Big Lottery Fund
Awards for All
Cooperative Membership Foundation
Metropolitan Police
The Make a Difference Trust
Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Monument Trust
Time to Change
The Mrs Smith and Mount Trust
Mercers Charity
Metropolitan Police
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