About AFR

A Myanmar-led organization under establishment.

AFR is being developed to support vulnerable and crisis-affected communities through responsible, needs-based and community-centred approaches.

Why AFR exists

AFR aims to combine local leadership with professional humanitarian practice, programme quality, accountability and technical capacity.

The organization is being developed progressively. AFR will build appropriate governance, legal/compliance, safeguarding, financial, security, data and programme systems before undertaking significant independent implementation.

Our principles

  • Local leadership
  • Humanity and impartiality
  • Needs-based programming
  • Non-discrimination
  • Do No Harm
  • Safeguarding
  • Accountability
  • Evidence-based decision-making
  • Responsible data management
  • Conflict sensitivity
  • Professionalism

Evidence before visibility.

AFR will prioritize genuine organizational capacity, accountable activities and documented results over creating an appearance of scale or experience.