{"id":138,"date":"2019-11-01T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:19:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"138\" class=\"elementor elementor-138\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ebb5d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ebb5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83924a6\" data-id=\"83924a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b1a857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b1a857\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69999ca\" data-id=\"69999ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9cf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9cf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ad8ea\" data-id=\"a5ad8ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7449b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Amsha&#8221; is a Swahili term that translates to &#8220;wake up.&#8221; The Amsha Africa Foundation focuses on collaborating with registered community-based organizations in the Global South and supporting underrepresented communities in the Global North.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62bd480 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62bd480\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83ad9e5\" data-id=\"83ad9e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56a84b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56a84b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e31b2\" data-id=\"04e31b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6704b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6704b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brief History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b71c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1b71c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_0942-scaled-q2l3hfnlhk9qxb6dy7pd6w98ol25xhhpr59lpnq06c.jpg\" title=\"IMG_0942\" alt=\"IMG_0942\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32966a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32966a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tony Abuta <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8a473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8a473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founder, Amsha Africa Foundation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc9c7f\" data-id=\"5dc9c7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc586f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc586f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 2008 by Tony Abuta, Amsha Africa Foundation (AAF) has been making a real difference in the lives of under-represented communities both in the Global South and North.\u00a0<\/p><p>Working closely with local community groups, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, Tony and his team identified pressing community needs and developed impactful programs to address them.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4316\" src=\"http:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Slum_Project_Nairobi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Slum_Project_Nairobi.jpg 852w, https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Slum_Project_Nairobi-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Slum_Project_Nairobi-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amshaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Slum_Project_Nairobi-768x602.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p><p>AAF&#8217;s inaugural program, the Nairobi Slums Projects, launched in May 2008, was an incredible success, serving nearly 1,000 people in just eight hours.<\/p><p>This initiative, which included medical checkups, self-help training workshops, STD tests, eye and dental checkups, tree planting, and environmental cleanup, has since become an annual event adopted by the local government, positively impacting thousands of people.<\/p><p>Today, AAF operates in the U.S. and multiple Global South countries, offering a broad range of programs aimed at improving the lives of impoverished and under represented communities.\u00a0<\/p><p>By leveraging innovative technology and partnering with local organizations, AAF is creating lasting change and empowering communities to build brighter futures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82fedae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82fedae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6329155\" data-id=\"6329155\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They Need Your Help!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us &#8220;Amsha&#8221; is a Swahili term that translates to &#8220;wake up.&#8221; The Amsha Africa Foundation focuses on collaborating with registered community-based organizations in the Global South and supporting underrepresented communities in the Global North. Brief History Tony Abuta Founder, Amsha Africa Foundation. 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