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Amot Girls Foundation (AGF) is a dynamic international non-profit organization, officially registered in 2022, in Kenya with its headquarters in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County and plans to establish its presence in Uganda, and South Sudan/Jonglei State. AGF envisions a just and peaceful society where all women and girls enjoy their rights and live in dignity. The organization wholeheartedly tackles the formidable challenge and inequalities faced by girls in these regions, with a strategic focus on five pivotal areas; Health, Education, Sustainable Livelihood, Social Justice and leadership. The foundation is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and actualizing women’s and girls’ rights to quality and affordable education, health care, and livelihood opportunities for poverty eradication and empowerment. Since its establishment, AGF has worked to eliminate the gender norms and barriers that perpetuate inequality among inequality, discrimination and marginalization of women and girls. Our aim is to see women and girls able to thrive, exploit their potential, have access to equal opportunities and succeed in every sphere of life.
Our primary goal is to promote access to quality and affordable education, health care services, suitable livelihood opportunities and better service delivery for women and girls in Eastern Africa. The organization is currently headquartered in ( Eldoret) with expanded operations in Uganda and South Sudan.
The impact of AGF on the lives of women and girls Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan/ Jonglei State has been profound. We have significantly narrowed the gender gap in school enrollment and retention rates, thanks to mentorship and training programs that have empowered and women, fostering confidence, leadership skills, and the ability to make informed life decisions.
We aims to shape a future where every girl can reach her full potential and actively contribute to the overall development of society. Together, we can create a more equitable and prosperous world for all.
Who we are
Amot Girls Foundation (AGF) is an international non-profit organization founded in 2022 and headquartered in Eldoret, Kenya, with expanding programs in Uganda and South Sudan (Jonglei State).
We envision a just and peaceful society where every woman and girl enjoys her rights, lives in dignity, and thrives. Guided by our belief in equality and empowerment, AGF focuses on five key areas: Education, Health, Sustainable Livelihoods, Social Justice, and Leadership.
What we Do
We work to break barriers and challenge gender norms that limit the potential of women and girls. Through mentorship, training, and community programs, AGF promotes access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, helping women and girls to build better futures for themselves and their communities.
Since our founding, we have made remarkable strides in closing the gender gap in education, empowering young women with confidence, leadership skills, and the power to make informed choices.
Our Vision
A just and a peaceful society where all women and girls enjoy their rights and live in dignity.
Our Mission
To promote, protect and actualize women's and girls' human rights and freedoms.
Our Goal
To promote access to quality and affordable education, healthcare, justice, sustainable livelihood, leadership opportunities of women and girls in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan.
Anchor Philosophy
Our work is premised on the foundation that everyone deserves a dignified life, and that this is attainable. We thus dedicate resources and capabilities to protect, promote and actualize women’s and girls’ rights and freedoms as a basis of addressing prevailing systemic gendered inequalities, oppression, exploitation and discrimination. As catalysts of the change we want to see, we support strategic and innovative initiatives, and collaborate with progressive thinkers – irrespective of gender, age, race, class, education or affiliations – to reach these ideals. Our work draws from universal human rights principles and protocols as well as local legislative and policy frameworks. We pursue social justice for women and girls as an approach to initiating sustainable and transformative change in the spaces we seek to influence.
Core Values and Principles
Integrity
AGF will conduct its work with openness and in good stewardship. As stewards, we are accountable for both the achievement of desired results and for the prudent stewardship of the human, physical and financial resources entrusted to us. We shall ensure that we apply resources for optimal benefits to our work. We will seek to be accountable and transparent in our work.
Focus on Community Participation
At AGF we believe in individuals and families within the community. We will be guided by the rights based approach to uphold participation of the community in every aspect of our interventions. We believe in transforming lives and promoting positive and lasting holistic change, particularly social, economic and political aspects within our communities.
Dignity
We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity. To this end, our work is characterised by the respect of every person. We shall not subscribe to ideologies that seek to lead to poverty, exclusion and dependence. We believe in full and inclusive participation by all and that every person, woman or community has the right and the responsibility to contribute their talents, skills and resources to the work we do.
Partnership
We shall pursue active participation, engagement and collaboration with diverse, partners and the community to achieve our vision. AGF will create connection, community engagement and inclusivity for lasting impact. We will acknowledge our differences and bring our diversity to achieve our work in unity, collaboration and teamwork to achieve maximum impact with minimal resources.
Learning culture
We are committed to cultivating a culture of continuous learning. We seek to explore ways of continuous improvement through on-going learning, evaluation by others and ourselves. We value creativity and innovation, strengthening sound judgment and stimulating the good and useful actions and encouraging everyone in all aspects to become better in what they do.
Courage and Boldness
We are committed to conclusively fulfil the aspirations of the community and the beneficiaries. We are committed to do what is right with courage and boldness.
Love and Passion
At AGF we shall model our actions to show compassion for the needy and vulnerable. All our activities and interventions will be characterized by love and passion for the people.
Professionalism
We value excellence. We do not subscribe to practices that don’t uphold quality, effective and efficient service delivery to our community. To this end, we shall exercise professionalism in conducting our business. We shall aspire for and value excellence in all we do and the services we provide and we commit ourselves to the principle of continuous improvement.
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