International Day of Prayer and Awareness with the AFJN’s Women’s Empowerment Project!
Join AFJN's Women's Empowerment Project as we pray and learn from religious sisters in Africa about the realities of human trafficking. READ MORE
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AFJN joined other organizations in opposition to the Kenya-US bilateral trade agreement being negotiated by the Administration because the current agreement through the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act is worth keeping though not perfect, it contains a reversal of Kenya’s plastic export restrictions prohibiting dumping of plastic on the continent, and it the agricultural dumping of US products will negatively impact Kenya and neighboring countries markets including market expansion.
On May 29, 2020, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the WHO and announced on April 14th that he would defund it. WHO funding is essential for Africa. AFJN with AdNA advocated Congress for continued participation in and funding for the WHO. The House of Representatives included WHO funding for 2021.
On May 8, 2020, AFJN sent a letter to Congressional Committees asking for a moratorium on rental increases. The stay-at-home orders were causing financial hardships and preventing tenants from shopping for competitive and more affordable housing. Many of those burdened were African migrants. To advance this policy we:
Indebted nations, already heavily burdened before the pandemic, lacked resources to service their debts when COVID-19 hit. AFJN with our partners advocated the U.S. Administration and Congress, Europe, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for:
In addition, AFJN also mobilized African Ambassadors to support the above measures via letters and phone calls.
Join AFJN's Women's Empowerment Project as we pray and learn from religious sisters in Africa about the realities of human trafficking. READ MORE
As groups that work on international humanitarian, development and labor issues, we were heartened to hear you announce that, as part of the future administration’s COVID19 response efforts, you... READ MORE
Join AFJN as we premiere our video "DRC President Speech Analysed by Mr. Emmanuel Sekiyoba and Bahati Jacques." They will discuss the Presidents November 6th speech and what is needed for the reforms... READ MORE