THE AFRICAN FUTURE
Mission: To improve the quality of life for the future of Africa.
Vision:
TaF's charter is to help educate the children of Africa, beginning in Somalia, and increase their chance of living via a highly targeted grass-roots orientation centered around schooling and health care initiatives.
TaF was established in 2007, as an organization that would mobilize the youth and greater Diaspora to help improve the standard of quality for both health care facilities and educational institutions in Africa.
Since establishing the organization, Co-Founders Hibak Kalfan, and Abdi Ahmed have decided to collaborate their humanitarian efforts along with a multimedia model. They believe the lack of true documentation has allowed for corruption and lack of accountability. TaF’s model will include video documentation of all projects as well as the organizations progress throughout their chosen regions. Along with their multimedia model, their organization will engage the greater Diaspora to become involved in both the expansion of the organization, as well as the execution
of projects. TaF is currently working with both local and international NGO’s along with several hundred youth, and a larger adult international community.
TaF's Co-Founders first embark to Somalia was one of shock and awe. In early July 2007 they traveled to Somalia to film the documentary, “The Forgotten Struggleâ€: Their trip had two purposes, to document the struggles the doctors, nurses, and patients face on a daily basis, and to answer the question, "How can we at TaF do our part to help
improve the quality of life of Somalis?" After traveling through the entire Northeast of Somalia, they discovered the problems that Somalis face in the health care field were greater than they had imagined. Since their return, they have edited/produced “The Forgotten Struggleâ€, and will be going on a 5 City North American Tour.
Tour: (DATES AND LOCATIONS...CHECK BLOG)
The Forgotten Struggle Tour is a 5-City North American Fundraising Tour. This tour will allow TaF to both show their findings in Somalia as well as spread knowledge of their recently formed organization. The cities for the tour include, Toronto, Columbus (Ohio), Minneapolis, Seattle and Washington DC. These cities have been chosen for
their large Somali populations, their local governments’ involvement with the Somali community and as a great stepping stone to the remainder of the Diaspora.
The program will include an Expert Panel Discussion on the health issues in Somalia today, a screening of the 40 minute documentary, and a general Q/A session. The program will run for approximately 2 hours...
