The Anir Experience Mission Statement
Anir Experience is a private organization, which seeks to help North Americans learn there is a world beyond the USA, Canada and Europe; by creating volunteer work and specialized global education programs that will move attitudes towards open-mindedness and away from bigotry, hatred and prejudice exacerbated by ignorance.
The Anir Foundation strives to strengthen programs in underserved communities that work towards empowering women and girls and programs working towards eradicating poverty and illiteracy.
Our goals are:
Promoting the appreciation of both national and international diversity
Strengthening the Empowerment of Women and Girls, globally
Emphasizing the principles of nondiscrimination
Working towards the eradication of xenophobia
Promoting Cultural Heritage Preservation
Valuing Our Environment and how it effects culture
Education about HIV/AIDS and other major health Awareness issues by Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Education.
Working to improve the overall state of the human condition
General Program Description
The Anir Foundation is divided into programs, Anir Experience (www.anirfoundation.org ) and Serengeti Goddess (www.serengetigoddess.org). Anir Experience is a volunteer work and cultural education program focused predominantly on North American awareness awakening. Anir is a non-sectarian, non-governmental organization, working cooperatively with NGO’s and grassroots community groups in Southern and Eastern Africa. Anir Experience strives to broaden the global perspective and sense of global responsibility among North Americans (USA and Canada) by offering community service and educational opportunities in underserved communities in Southern and Eastern Africa. We want US American and Canadians to not only learn about the world beyond North America and Western Europe but to also participate in the world as well.
Anir Pet Peeve
It has been our experience, and much to our awe, how many US Americans think of Africa as a country. In the spring 2005 issue of a major university alumni publication it was stated that the school had a number of international studies programs “…in many countries such as Africa, Bangladesh, Brazil, …” they listed ten locations, nine of them are indeed “countries” however, Africa is not a country and it is disturbing that an institution of higher learning is not cognizant of this and perpetuates America’s laziness in regards to viewing the African continent as a single country and single culture as opposed to the fact it is a continent with 54 countries. One of our goals is to provide undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate persons, and the general population with positive African and African Diaspora community service opportunities.
