International Foundation For Education And Self-help

 Scottsdale     Arizona

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The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) was established as a 501(c)(3) nongovernmental, nonprofit, charitable organization under the vision and leadership of the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan to reduce hunger and poverty, empower the local community by raising the standard of literacy, and to foster cultural, social, and economic relations between Americans and Africans, particularly those Americans who are of African descent. Our commitment to self-help principles is based on the premise that in order for emerging democracies to be sustained in Africa and for law and order to be upheld, a country's citizens must be literate and capable of making informed choices. Education and training must be the cornerstone of economic and social reform.

IFESH focuses on empowering individuals of developing nations through the operation and support of community-based programs in the areas of literacy, education, vocational training, agriculture, nutrition and health care. The organization seeks the development and utilization of technical skills of all people, regardless of race, color, creed or sex. The primary area of concern is sub-Saharan Africa.

Our vision is an Africa where everyone reaches their full potential through access to quality education, health and good governance.

The mission of IFESH is to support African nations in their efforts to eradicate poverty, disease and inequity through self-help partnership programs.