Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§290h–2 Congressional Declaration of Purposes

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XXIII— UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION › § 290h–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Foundation must help people in African countries grow, reach their goals, and have better, more productive lives. It will do this by building friendship with the United States, backing local self-help projects for community development, helping more Africans take part in their own development, and encouraging local development organizations that serve the poor. The Foundation must work with local African groups that represent the poor and, as much as possible, work together with the U.S. government and other private, regional, and international organizations.

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Title 22, §290h–2

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(a)In order to enable the people of African countries to develop their potential, fulfill their aspirations, and enjoy better, more productive lives, the purposes of the Foundation shall be—

(1)to strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between the people of Africa and the United States;

(2)to support self-help activities at the local level designed to enlarge opportunities for community development;

(3)to stimulate and assist effective and expanding participation of Africans in their development process; and

(4)to encourage the establishment and growth of development institutions which are indigenous to particular countries in Africa and which can respond to the requirements of the poor in those countries.

(b)The Foundation shall carry out the purposes specified in subsection (a) in cooperation with, and in response to, organizations indigenous to Africa which are representative of the needs and aspirations of the poor in Africa and, in carrying out such purposes, the Foundation shall, to the extent possible, coordinate its development assistance activities with the activities of the United States Government and private, regional, and international organizations.

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22 U.S.C. § 290h–2

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60