USA for Africa / We Are The World Scholarship Programme

January 2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of the recording of USA for Africa’s We Are The World.

When the first footage of the Ethiopian famine victims appeared on television back in 1984, it touched the conscience of the world. Across the continents, viewers in different countries – communicating in different languages - shared a common outrage at the plight of fellow human beings. Famed Kenyan Photo Journalist, Mohamed Amin, shot the footage that generated these reactions.

Thanks to the motivation and the desire to do something that was expressed by Harry Belafonte, along with other artists, who also saw the footage, the seeds were planted that lead to the creation of United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa) and the recording of We Are The World.

January 2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of the recording of USA for Africa’s We Are The World.

To mark the 25th anniversary, USA for Africa has launched a scholarship program to enable students to receive training at the internationally recognised training centre run by The Mohamed Amin Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya.

The USA for AFRICA/We are the World scholarship programme will assist talented African students, regardless of their financial status, to study at The Mohamed Amin Foundation’s training centre where they will gain the skills and techniques that will allow them to pursue professional careers in the media industry and help them to tell the African story to the rest of the world.

Individuals and Donor organisations can contribute to this scholarship programme by making a contribution of any size into the scholarship fund that collectively will provide as many scholarships as made possible by the capital accumulated in the fund.

Or

Donate complete scholarships at the cost of US $12,000 per scholarship. Individuals or Organisations will be mentioned as a partner in the USA for Africa / We Are The World Scholarship Programme.

DONATIONS

DONATION OPTIONS: USA For Africa / We are the world Scholarship Programme
Donations of any amount are welcome.

PAYMENT DETAILS:
Checks Made payable to:
Friends of Mohamed Amin Foundation
Please Reference: USA For Africa / We are the World Scholarship

MAIL CHECKS TO:
Friends of Mohamed Amin Foundation c/o Miguel Carmona, President Aurora Ventures, LLC 75 Valencia Avenue, Suite 711 Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA. Tel. No. (305) 443-0959 Ext. 16 / Fax No. (305) 443-2014

DIRECT BANK TRANSFERS:

Name of Bank: Bank of America
Account Name: Friends of Mohamed Amin Foundation
ABA Number: 026009593
Account Number: 8980-1736-9881

Please Reference: USA For Africa / We are the World Scholarship Programme.

Please include your name and address/email to receive an acknowledgement from us. This is required by the IRS to be kept on file by you. For donations of $250 and less, the IRS do not require an official letter of acknowledgement from us, but we would still like to thank all our donors for their support. Thank you for your contribution. Kindly advise us on mofo@iconnect.co.ke of your contribution.

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Friends of The Mohamed Amin Foundation
a registered US Public Charity under section 501 (c) (3)

Exempt from Federal Income Tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Code. Tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2016 or 2522 of the Code.

All donations made to the Friends of The Mohamed Amin Foundation are tax deductible in the United States.

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