The American Somalia Foundation is committed to improving the lives of under-served communities, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. ASF is dedicated to work towards the promotion and easy access of education and health. Apart from contributing towards the development of education for youth, the ASF is also working for the betterment of the other necessary areas including the health and social works.
The American Somalia Foundation is a charitable organization that believes is equality for everyone. We support children and individuals irrespective of their race, religion, gender or political affiliation of parents. We believe in hope and equal opportunities to essential education for all children. Our organization is committed to improving the lives of underprivileged communities. Our special focus is on all in need including, women, men, children and youth. ASF’s unique value proposition is its broad engagement between communities and civil societies. After all, our main goal is to see hunger-free and well-educated society.
American Somalia Foundation Working with several international organizations to break the hunger cycle
ASF’s education programs ensure that children in neglected regions and underresourced schools have access to high-quality educational opportunities and gain critical life skills alongside 21st century knowledge to prepare them for success in today’s globalized world.
Setting up daily camps to provide food packages to the starving children and individuals
MATERNAL & NEWBORN SURVIVAL INITIATIVE
Change for individuals, families, and communities
According to UNICEF, nearly a quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in Somali community. Their babies are far more likely to die in the first two years of life than babies whose mothers survive. Less than half of mothers deliver their children in hospitals or other healthy environments. For women in remote, isolated villages, access to – and knowledge about – care can be a matter of survival.
Designed to reduce maternal and child mortality in rural, impoverished areas, the Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI) utilizes a public-private partnership model to provide the resources and support required to empower local communities to care for their mothers and children while improving the local health system. MANSI provides preventative and curative care for both mothers and newborns all the way from the individual household to government health facilities to ensure new mothers and infants have the care they need to prepare for, survive, and thrive during and after pregnancy.