Activity Description: The Near East Foundation is committed to helping the people of the Middle East and Africa build the future they envision for themselves. NEF builds the capabilities of people and community organizations at the grassroots so they can use their own assets in solving problems and creating opportunities which they have identified. Consequently, NEF becomes involved only in projects that are potentially self-sustaining.
NEF is currently involved with: primary education for Moroccan Berber villages; multifaceted development in 127 villages in Mali’s northern Sahel; health clinics, schools, and micro-credit for refugees in Sudan’s capital city; fish farming and boosting Jordanian community organizations & their income generation; wide-ranging assistance in 15 West Bank villages; and Cairo-based training/technical assistance/consulting on a range of issues throughout the region.