About Us
About AASI
The Association of African Students In India (AASI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering African students in India. Our main objectives are to unite African students and to address any challenges or problems they may face while studying abroad. As a diverse and vibrant community, we offer a range of programs and services to help African students feel connected and supported. These include academic support, cultural events, and social activities that help students feel at home in India. Association of African Students in India was founded by the late President of N Malawi ‘His Excellency Prof. Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika’ who was relatively a student as at that time in university of Delhi at Shir Ram college of Commerce. Although the association hit halt for quite some time but thanks toMr. Emmanuel Earl Ankrah who in 2010 was able to revive the nonprofit Organization it still holds firm today.
EMBLEM OFTHEASSOCIATION
- Black Hat [Education]
- Yellow string [African Wealth]
- Blue African Map[ Intelligence And Confidence]
- Blue Circle [Unity]
- Saffron And Green Stripes [Indian Flag, Ashoka Chakra, Wheel Of Jaipur [Chapter And Decentralization]
AIMSAND OBJECTIVES
- To promote education among African students In India.
- To promote unity.
- To attain social, cultural and recreational needs of everyone through participation in various activities and events.
- To get African students attain their primary goal
MISSION
- To promote the collective interest of African students in India.
- To encourage, stimulate and ervale opportunities for interaction, exchange of ideas, and active participation in the society.
Who we are
The Association of African Students (AASI) in India a non profit Organization, is a re-emerging umbrella organisation uniting all African students in India to facilitate cooperation between its members and the international academic world, study and publicize and advocate the educational and related needs of African higher education institutions.
What we do
We facilitate the exchange of information, culture and experience among members of the academic community and to contribute to African development by fostering collaboration among its member students; by providing support to their core functions of teaching, learning, research and community engagement; and by facilitating critical reflection and consensus-building around, issues affecting higher education and the development of Africa.
Why us
The main objectives of the Association are to promote cooperation among African students in the world; collect, classify,modify, improve and disseminate information on higher education and research, particularly in Africa; facilitate cooperation between its members and the international academic world; study and publicize and advocate the educational and related needs of African higher education institutions; and facilitate the exchange of information and experience among members of the academic community, and promote best practices.
Having started in 1960s by late Malawian President His Excellency Prof. Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika who was a student at the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi in India by then. It later lost momentum when he left due to some reasons and it was reignited by Emmanuel Earl Ankrah after the visit of late Prof. Dr. Bingu in India in November, 2010.
From 2011 to 2012 the Association has been run by the acting Executive Committee headed by then Acting President BERNARD OHENE YIRENKYI (from Ghana) who was a political science student at SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE New Delhi.
Membership Benefits
- Job fair,Internships,Workshop,Seminars,Conferences.
- AASI holds a yearly Graduation Ceremony for African Students.
- AASI assists all her members on issues of security and Academics.
- The association is committed to ensuring the overall well being of all African Students in India as a whole.
- Help meet your country leaders on visit to India, attain the social, cultural and recreational needs of AASI member