AID is a non-profit NGO seeking to advocate for the rights of humanity & render services for the development of people & their communities.

In a world where competition is high and the battle for survival is tough, and the available resources are limited despite the many raw materials with which we are endowed, especially in Africa, we seek to advocate for equal access to opportunities for all regardless of gender, tribe or race.

AID seeks to promote human development holistically by tackling poverty through advocacy and service delivery at community, local and national levels. The organization does have several Programs through which it has designed methods/approach to reach its target beneficiaries at all levels.

• Water Quality
• Worker Health and Safety
• Climate Change
• Waste and Recycling
• Pollution Related Illness/Hazards
• Forest Conservation
• Farming and Agriculture
• Water Rights
• Sustainable Development
• Food and Nutrition
• Poverty Alleviation
• Human Rights

• Emergency Relief
• Project Implementation
• Policy Research
• Representation of Citizens/Citizens Groups
• Fund Raising
• Campaigning directed at Industry
• Campaigning directed at Government
• Training - targeting local citizens and groups
• Public/Media Awareness Raising
• Public/Media Awareness Raising
• Eco-Products/Services Marketing & Provision

Seeking to eradicate poverty and promote the holistic development of people by advocating for equal access to opportunities, the organization has developed the following Programs in order to achieve its set goals:

* Human Rights Education: It has been discovered that the reason for the many alarming cases of abuse and violence in Schools, Homes and Communities is due to the lack of knowledge about the basic human rights and the need to respect ones rights. This Program is especially designed to address these ills of society by promoting human rights education at all levels.

* Gender & Women Empowerment: Gender and women empowerment is a Program designed to address the challenges that women face in their homes & communities and protect their rights at all levels; also seeking to empower them with life skills training opportunities and basic management skills. The program also seeks to raise awareness against all forms of Abuse against Women.

* Child Welfare Promotion: The Children constitute a very fragile part of the nation’s population and are the future generation of leaders that are expected to take responsibility after the youths, but if they are not taken care of by giving them the required grooming, care and support to enable them grow in a healthy environment, they will not perform as expected.

* Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: This program seeks to advocate for the eradication of modern day slavery. Despite the fact that slavery was officially abolished in the 19th century, it is still on the rise in not only Africa, but other parts of the world. Millions of children, women, and men are affected. They are subjected to forced labor, forced prostitution and debt bondage on daily basis.

* Democracy and Good Governance: This Program is geared towards promoting Democracy, Good Governance and a Corrupt-Free society and ensuring that Youths and Women are active participants in governance at local, national and international levels.

* Youth Empowerment Strategies: The goal of this program is to foster a commitment to young people that will promote pro-social friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and reassert a sense of hope in the future. Only through personal relationships can a sense of individual responsibility be reestablished that will give youth the commitment to follow through on path to adulthood with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Through repeated failures in the classroom and the development of destructive habits, at-risk young people have lost faith in the possibilities that await them if they are successful in putting their lives together.

We believe that young people must be in a caring, inclusive learning environment that promotes their best efforts and reinforces personal respect. Through this program, AID seeks to advocate and create meaningful employment opportunities for youths with special emphasis on the less privileged and young women. Also, holding unto the fact that the future of young people is threatened by HIV & AIDS, the organization is maintaining an online information center to ensuring that youth are properly informed and actively involved in combating the spread of the disease and totally eradicate or mitigate stigma. (http://www.youthagainstaids.net)

* Climate Change: The program seeks to address issues relating to Climate Change especially in Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa and Asia. We strongly believe that whatever we do to tackle climate change will serve as a legacy for our future generation. Climate change and global poverty have attracted a lot of attention in recent years as key global justice challenges of our times. Both are serious challenges to the future health and prosperity of our planet. They must be combated simultaneously; we cannot take care of one without addressing the other. An effective attack on poverty and the ill-effects of climate change requires taking comprehensive action that encompasses both issues. We cannot fight climate change without considering the rising energy needs of poor people and countries, nor can we effectively address global poverty without accounting for the impacts of climate change on agriculture, disease patterns, and violent weather events, all of which particularly impact the poorest countries.

* Agriculture: Agriculture is a significant part of many countries in Africa. In Sierra Leone, agriculture accounts for at least 58 percent of its national GDP.

In our efforts to make food security a reality in Sierra Leone, AID seeks to not only advocate for farmers but to also support them with adequate tools and other resources in producing sufficient food for their families, communities, cities and the country as a whole.

* Water Sanitation and Hygiene: Water is Life! It is undoubtedly true that water is a very important aspect of man’s life and so also a very pertinent aspect of Human Rights. As an organization seeking to ensure the livelihood and sustainability of humanity, this Program is mainly to advocate and promote Water Sanitation and Hygiene.

* Peace and Security: In the spirit of the Earth Charter, this Program seeks to promote tolerance, nonviolence and peace by encouraging and supporting mutual understanding, solidarity, and cooperation among all citizens in Sierra Leone and beyond. Comprehensive strategies will be developed to prevent violent conflict and use collaborative problem solving to manage and resolve environmental conflicts and other disputes.

* Information Communication Technologies (ICTs): The program seeks to promoting the use of ICTs for Sustainable Peace and Development. We believe that adequate access to ICT tools especially by youths and women will contribute greatly in enhancing the development of people and their communities.

AID, under its former name, YEDEM collaborated with TakingITGlobal (www.tigweb.org) in empowering young people through ICTs (http://projects.tigweb.org/CLCWA-SL).

We hope to continue our collaboration with TIG in creating opportunities for young people and women, especially those in rural areas to have adequate access to ICTs for sustainable development.

* Sports: Despite the fact that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy, the fair play FIFA rule is also a rule that can apply in Peace building and Development. This initiative is directed towards promoting peace and development through sports.
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