Asia America Initiative

In 2024 aai met with the board of directors of diana davis spencer foundationddsf a grant making foundation that is dedicated to promoting american values at home and abroad. Iaai has been a recurring recipient of ddsf grants. Grantees are invited to apply on a rotating basis of 1-18 months ddsf supports aais mission of community engagement in remote and forgotten areas. Aai considers citizen diplomacy and participation as the best way to deter crime, human trafficking and terrorism in areas of extreme poverty which have little opportunity, education and healthcare.ddsf encourages a focus on women and girls participation as a key to meaningful success aai programs have positive effect on girls school attendance.majority of aai coordinators are women especially nurses and educators.

Fort myer commissary part of the feds feed families campaign at the us military bases. Soldiers donate bags of groceries that go to local food banks. Aai is a vetted recipient and in 2024 received foods that was donated to a local non profit code 3 through july 2024 and now to ironstarfoundation.org since aug 2024 who in turn distributed in the washington dc high risk high poverty areas.