{"id":1693,"date":"2022-02-26T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/?page_id=1693"},"modified":"2025-02-08T13:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:09:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the name suggests, AFE Projects comprises a collection of ongoing and sometimes overlapping projects in conservation, environment, energy, technology and global health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS IN A NAME?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name AFE was originally borrowed (in 2011) from an acronym for an existing family business based on the conservation of forests, land and traditional cultures such as adire, in SW Nigeria. There are now two separate registered entities on two continents that share a common past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>
AFE project with Lagos State. 2013\/2014
Koi exported from Japan to Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos, Nigeria.
Photo credit: J.R.Ambe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AREAS OF FOCUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main focus of AFE Projects is the well being of communities. health, the environment and the impact of climate change on humans and animals. AFE Projects has partnered with different organizations for humanitarian work. You can find more information on the Partner page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>

The Crim Dell Bridge, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg.
Photo credit: J. R. Ambe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects have since branched out to include partnerships and collaboration with other entities. Here is a summary of some of our collaborations. More can be found on the Partners page on the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In East Africa, the Principal Officer of AFE Projects works with a local CBO, Youth Empowerment (#YE254<\/a>), in Kilifi, Kenya . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In West Africa, the Principal Officer volunteers with Safe Mother and Childhood Survival Research Initiative (SAMOCRI<\/a>), Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, we had to remove the automated contact form from the top of the page due to bots sending large quantities of  spam. You may drop a note via email to jenn@afeprojects.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for reading; we hope to keep this website updated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the name suggests, AFE Projects comprises a collection of ongoing and sometimes overlapping projects in conservation, environment, energy, technology and global health. WHAT IS IN A NAME? The name AFE was originally borrowed (in 2011) from an acronym for an existing family business based on the conservation of forests, land and traditional cultures such … <\/p>\n

Read more “About Us”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"inspiro_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1693","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9oSym-rj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afeprojects.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}