THE MOHAMED AMIN FOUNDATION
The Mohamed Amin Foundation was established in 1998, shortly after the death of Mohamed Amin, the legendary Photojournalist from Kenya whose compelling and compassionate footage of the Ethiopian famine sparked Band Aid, We Are The World and the Live Aid concerts. Mo, as he was most widely known in the news world, died aboard a hijacked airliner in 1996.
The Foundation commits resources to the kind of active citizenry that champions the preservation of our heritage, the conservation of our environment, the education of our people, and actively promotes nation building.
Our first project, being a NGO media-training centre based in Nairobi, Kenya, was to raise the standard of communication in East Africa by delivering solid international skills training to students from East Africa. The students were selected for their desire and ability in the field of journalism and filmmaking. The NGO operates from the studios of the late Mohamed Amin and has over the years, developed into the most recognized and respected media-training centre in East Africa, with its alumni becoming key members of both the journalism and production industries in East Africa.
Now with the addition of the Mohamed Amin Collection of archives, the Foundation aims to educate and administer systems related to the long-term storage, preservations, restoration, and organization of motion picture images, still photos, and printed materials in a searchable format for future use, including but not limited to, the historic images in the archives of Mohamed Amin and related documentarians focused on African content.