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About AMF

The Africano Mande Foundation (AMF) was founded in 2018 by the family and friends of Africano Mande Gedima as a non-political, non-governmental and a legacy Foundation named after Africano Mande Gedima, the first Governor of Maridi State. The Foundation herein referred to as Africano Mande Foundation (AMF) is a non-political, non-governmental and a legacy Foundation named after Africano Mande Gedima, the first Governor of Maridi State. This legacy Foundation was founded in 2018 by the family and friends of Africano Mande Gedima and the AMF program gained momentum in 2020.

AMF was founded in order to champion Africano Mande’s philosophy, ideals and vision through the philanthropic and non-governmental tracks with the aim of “giving back” to the community opportunities for socioeconomic transformation for improved community wellbeing through capacity development for innovation, access to social services (education, health etc), community awareness and community development.

Our Vision, Mission & Core Values

AMF vision therefore is “A community with opportunities for improved wellbeing” and its mission is “giving back to the community opportunities.” The program and operations of AMF is thus guided by nine (9) core values which is often abbreviated as CHLORTECS. These core values are:

• Creativity
• Humility
• Learning
• Optimism
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Ethics
• Collaboration
• Spirituality

Programs/Project Location

The projects that are undertaken by the Africano Mande Foundation are located in Maridi and Maridi is where the head office of AMF is located. Maridi is a land of contrast in terms of available good natural potentials and opportunities on the one hand and community apathy and ineptness on the other. Maridi is blessed with huge potentials such as fertile arable land, plenty of rainfall, plenty of forest products and many advantages one of which is its geostrategic location. However, against this large canvas of potentials and opportunities, there is an intricate pattern of structural and systemic problems.

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