• "One billion people, 30% of the world’s workforce, are unemployed."
  • "One-third of all children suffer from hunger and malnutrition. 250 million children are forced into full time labour and more than 130 million children don’t go to school."
  • "Of those who live in extreme poverty, 70% are women and girls. Women do two-thirds of the world’s work and receive one-tenth of the world’s income."
  • "Poverty in our world is pervasive. 1.2 billion people live on less than A$2 a day, and almost 3 billion live on less than A$4 a day. "

Aafia Pty Ltd

Leadership Journey is the flagship product of Aafia Pty Ltd. Aafia is a ‘Boko’ word from West Africa that has no parallel in English.  It is a remarkable word capturing the essence of what we are about. From the individual perspective ‘Aafia’ denotes personal well-being and contentment in a physical, psychological and spiritual sense. From a community perspective, ‘Aafia’ conveys a sense of peace, harmony and an absence of war.

The mission of Aafia is to promote individual and corporate health through the medium of a Leadership Journey. This innovative product is designed to facilitate relationships between a group of 'explorers', an aid and development organisation and a developing world community where each party benefits in multiple ways and at many levels – physical, psychological and spiritual.

Aafia Pty Ltd is an Australian company incorporated in the spirit of social entrepreneurship. Aafia is managed by a Board of Directors committed to maximising the health of Australian communities and businesses and to improving the plight of the world’s poorest and most marginalised people. Aafia’s unique network of relationships with reputable Aid & Development Organisations the world over enables us to promote the best quality aid and development and to strategically align our clients with a range of community projects. Aafia is committed to donating 10% of our profits back into project communities with the aim of increasing it to 20% over the next 5 years.

See www.aafia.com.au for more information.