The Near East Foundation helps build more sustainable, prosperous,and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through education,community organizing, and economic development.

For nearly 100 years, the Near East Foundation has pioneered innovative solutions to social and economic development challenges impacting communities throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Headquartered on the campus of our strategic partner Syracuse University, NEF is an operational non-governmental organization (NGO) with current programs in nine countries: Armenia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal, and Sudan.

In these countries and throughout the region, we work with local partners to directly improve the lives of tens of thousands of vulnerable people each year through initiatives in sustainable agriculture, microenterprise development, women’s empowerment, civic education, and peacebuilding.