About Us
Africa zero poverty association (AZPA) is a nongovernmental organization committed to the task of eliminating poverty from Africa. We work directly with poor entrepreneurs to develop their capacity to grow and create employment.
We believe trade is sine qua non to poverty eradication. The MDG gap task force report 2010 stated that “trade needs to be a key driver to reach the MDGs by the 2015 deadline”.
OUR VISION
To eradicate poverty in Africa
OUR MISSION
To make a statistically significant contribution toAfrica’s achievement of GDP per capita growth of 6% and more till 2015.
OUR OBJECTIVES
The Africa Zero Poverty Association exists to:
a. Combat income and non-income poverty in Africa
b. Advocate accountability and the rule of law in government as a
poverty reduction strategy.
c. Advocate and press for the adoption of business friendly policies
by the government as a way of fostering economic growth and
employment expansion.
d. Foster the growth and development of small and medium
scale enterprises in Africa.
e. Combat functional illiteracy in Africa through human
resource development programs.
f. Improve the productivity of small holder farmer.
g. Improve income growth through financial mediation.
CORE VALUES
1. Strong desire and deep commitment to making a significant contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa.
2. A determined focus on market principle, trade and development as a strategy for the actualization of the organization’s objectives.
3. Sense of urgency about our desire to effect a change.
4. A deep commitment to the principle of selflessness and to a boundless sense of sacrifice in the pursuit of our set objectives.
5. An acceptance, as our exclusive responsibility, of the duty of eradicating poverty from Africa.
6. A commitment to the promotion of citizenship participation in government. High ethical standards, excellence and integrity in the conduct of our business.
