2009 Congressional Budget Justification
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Fostering Hope, Growth, and Goodwill In Africa
Vision:
To permanently end the poverty of all marginailized groups in Africa.
Mission:
To provide direct support to community organizations and enterprises that benefit under served and marginalized communities in Africa.
USADF President, Lloyd Pierson speaks about USADF Mission.
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Goals and Operating Principles:
The following list summarizes ADF core goals and operating principles. These goals provide guidance to ADF programming strategies and approaches, its organizational structures, and annual budgets priorities.
1) MAXIMUM REACH - ADF seeks to maximize support to marginalized communities and groups across the continent of Africa. |
2) DIRECT APPROACH - ADF seeks to maximize the participation of the targeted communities by working directly at the grassroots community level. |
3) LONG TERM IMPACT - ADF seeks to maximize economic benefits to targeted communities in terms of job creation, income generation, and social benefits. |
4) LOCAL STRUCTURES - ADF seeks to maximize African led and managed field operations. |
5) COST EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS - ADF seeks to maximize the total amount of USG appropriated funds that go directly to projects that benefit the targeted communities. |
6) OPENNESS - As a publicly funded organization ADF seeks to practice the highest levels of openness and transparency with its clients and stakeholders. |