We are committed to inspiring inclusion
AIFO, Liberia is a professional non-profit health and development organization that enables opportunities for persons affected by leprosy, persons with disabilities, women, children and members of poor and vulnerable groups, through focused healthcare, education and economic empowerment initiatives in Liberia with the aim of providing a better quality of life and creating large scale positive change.
In Liberia, AIFO has been working alongside the most marginalized since 1997, while the civil war unfolded, and focused its effort in reducing the burden of stigma and exclusion of persons with disabilities and ex-leprosy patients from health services and socio-economic local and national dynamics.
Our Vision
Persons with disabilities act as advocates and agents of change for an equitable and inclusive Liberia.
Our Mission
Inspiring communities to value diversity by working alongside persons with disabilities (PWDs) and disabled people organizations (DPOs) to raise awareness and implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Particularly, our mission seeks to
Support the socio-economic empowerment of PWDs for self-sustainability through capacity building, access to financial resources and the promotion of decent work;
Ensure equality of opportunities for PWDs regardless of gender, age, type of disability and any form of discrimination;
Build awareness on disability to influence policy formulation and decision-making processes.