MFAI started as a professional network of alumni of the U.S DoS exchange program at Michigan State University (MSU) in 2018. The MSU fellowship was pivotal to connect professional fellows from East Africa and upon return from the United States, the Ugandan fellows registered MFAI as a Not-for-profit organization.
Since 2018, the organization has grown as more fellows from subsequent cohorts join and also recruit young professionals across Africa. We have managed to build codes of friendships and professional relationships among young professionals across the continent who continue to make remarkable progress as leaders in their communities.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Core Values
Specific Objectives
MFAI Profile
Our Vision
A nexus of agri-innovations across Africa.
Our Mission
To advance innovative problem-solving interventions that intentionally address life challenges for women and youth within the agriculture, health and education sectors
Core Values
Accountability: we deliver on our commitments and are loyal to our partners
Bold ideas: we encourage individual creativity for shared growth.
Collegiality: We are concerned about the needs of our colleagues as our own.
Discipline: charity begins at home and illuminates our journey to success.
Thought leadership: we believe leaders need to make thought-through decisions and take full responsibility for actions.
Specific Objectives
Share U.S exchange experiences, and amplify common values, norms and practices in work and service.
Encourage bold ideas and solutions that address life challenges through professional training programs.
Build synergies with academic institutions to advance evidence-based solutions that challenge systemic barriers to meaningful women and youth participation and equal benefit in agriculture, health and education.
Contribute to existing socio-economic efforts, systems and infrastructure from Civil Society Organizations and the Private sector by way of innovative programs that amplify diverse, equitable and inclusive opportunities for all.
Our work focuses on creating a lasting impact. We use innovative pedagogies such as cultural tours, sports, Minds on the Move Ignite visits, music, art for change in our programs and share our U.S experiences to ignite hope, positive thinking, and action among young people in Uganda.
We know from our research, practical experiences and learning that for women to overcome barriers and realize their dreams, they need equitable opportunities, capacity building programs that ignite potential to lead, access and effectively manage finances in a friendly ecosystem.
MFAI has managed to positively use this evidence to provide transformative capacity-building programs such as the AgAP, the DEI in leadership and training project & Ecourse4, provides start-up agribusiness finance through the SACCO, and collaborate with several landmark organizations to create women and youth-friendly ecosystem that ensure that everyone can realize his or her dreams.