Supporting Africans

• Enhance civic participation and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees;

• Provide leadership and organizational capacity training for African community-based organizations through the Community Leadership Development Program;

• Advocate on behalf of the African community through democratic and inclusive organizational structures, as well as partnership with other immigrant rights organizations;

• Engage in activities that promote the cultural, educational and economic empowerment of African immigrants and refugees;

• Strive to dispel uncomplimentary stereotypes and promote positive image of Africans through various educational seminars, workshops, conferences, and publications;

• Address issues of discrimination encountered by constituents and seek to assist them in the areas of immigration, employment, social services, and economic development;

• Serve as the African Community Resource Clearinghouse wherein constituents gather, share information and experience exchange views, and coordinate organizational and individual activities for satisfying common interest;

• Facilitate access to community development resources and employment opportunities;

• Endeavor to identify ways and means to provide assistance to needy constituents; 

• Promote the teaching of African history and culture and, in doing so, develop and preserve  them by all possible means; 

• Instill among African immigrant and refugee children and youth a deep interest in education and the pursuit of  knowledge useful in enriching the bounds of awareness of their origin, history, and culture;

• Construct and promote an image worthy of the African community; 

• Network with other organizations and institutions for mutual benefit.

Mission Statement

"The prevention or relief of poverty of Africans anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient."

• To connect people of African descent - Africans in Diaspora and on the African continent--through entrepreneurship and community development seminars and conferences.
• To present Africa to the world as one of the fastest growing economic centers and thus attract investments in science, technology and enterprise.
• To foster unprecedented positive cooperation amongst members of the organization.
• To improve the quality of life of Africans and African Caribbean people and the community in cultural appropriate ways in areas of Health, Poverty eradication, Women, Social Care, Education, Training, Business and Employment.

Our global vision is to leverage all available resources for the technological and entrepreneurial advancement of Africa and people of African descent. The intent is to build a global organization, yet community-oriented, that is focused on the needs of people of African descent.

Entrepreneurship and job creation are the primary ingredients of The NILE's vision. The idea is to alleviate or completely eliminate poverty by enabling entrepreneurship and job creation because at The NILE we believe that the best way to tackle poverty is not to give aid, but to empower people to become economically independent and self-sufficient so they can stand on their own feet.

Values

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Selflessness
• Empathy
• Confidentiality
• Mutual respect
• Trust
• No racial, tribal, ethnic, sexual or religious bias 

          

The NILE Aims to enhance and expand the capacity of Africans in the Diaspora to contribute to Africa's development.

Job-creation for young people in Africa is important for the African Diaspora to support as every year 8 million more young people come onto the job market in Africa south of the Sahara, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa. The commission went onto to add that: “the creation of decent jobs that can be performed by poor people is the single most effective way to reduce poverty in Africa’.

Information service provided by The NILE:

As part of our "Breaking in -careers in the development sector" program helps to publicise opportunities that arise in the mainstream development sector in order to encourage more applications from suitable candidates among the African Diaspora.

Join up to our African Diaspora jobs alert service by sending an email to info@africanachievers.com 

How do you get involved with like-minded people in the UK and from all over the world in African development?

Please join our on-line discussions groups – UmojaAfrica - a forum to explore the practical ways in which the African diaspora can contribute to Africa's development. Send an email to UmojaAfrica- umoja@africanachievers.com

Get involved with African Diaspora and Development (ADD) or Become a NEED Resource Person.

How do you tell your own stories about what Africa means to you?

Get involved with The NILE’s TOADS project.

How do you volunteer or take up an internship with The NILE?

Contact us to see how you can help us raise money towards helping us support small and medium sized organisations in Africa and towards strengthening The NILE.

In what other ways could The NILE support you to be more involved in Africa's development?

Please contact us to discuss whatever your needs are in Africa