AFRICA-AMERICA INSTITUTE
60 E 42ND STREET NO 1700, NEW YORK, NY 101656222 www.aaionline.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1953, THE AFRICA-AMERICA INSTITUTE PROMOTES ENLIGHTENED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN AFRICA AND AMERICA THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DIALOGUE. AAI DESIGNS AND MANAGES PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE AFRICAN STUDENTS TO PURSUE ACADEMIC DEGREES AND NON-DEGREE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AT QUALITY TERTIARY (POST SECONDARY) INSTITUTIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE AFRICA. AAI PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES TO INFORM U.S. POLICIES AND ATTITUDES TOWARD AFRICA THAT HAVE A BEARING ON AFRICAN HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING. AAI'S CORE PURPOSE IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT, AND THE EXPANSION OF FREEDOM, IN AFRICA. TO DATE WE HAVE ROUGHLY 23,000 ALUMNI WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM OUR ADVANCED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. AMONG THESE INDIVIDUALS IS WANGARI MAATHAI THE SCIENTIST, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST, AND 2004 NOBEL LAUREATE FROM KENYA.

PROMOTING ENLIGHTENED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN AFRICA AND AMERICA THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND CONVENINGS.

AAI'S AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGES SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHERWISE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN MEN AND WOMEN TO RECEIVE ADVANCED ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING WITHIN AND OUTSIDE AFRICA.

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