Contrary to 2009 and 2010 whereby AFTF concentrated solely on “Youth Opportunities”, in 2011 AFTF’s scope was broadened to cover wider ranging community beneficial projects. These Project Areas were defined based on the fact that though the Proposals for 2009 and 2010 were geared towards Youth, the majority of the project proposals could be attributed to one of the above project areas. AFTF also supported a number of Pre-Schools this year, however since majority of the requests from them were with regards to construction/renovation and/or donation of equipment, these also have been grouped into Project Areas, and the details can be seen from the individual project details.

In 2011, AFTF funded 93 projects in 41 islands amounting materials donated upto a value of USD 266,293.79. Under United World College Scholarships (UWC), a total of 2 students were awarded with full scholarships to India and United Kingdom (UK). Donations made for the whole year adds upto a grand total of USD 420,659.22.

This year has been a year for firsts! Unlike the previous years, this was the first time that AFTF was concurrently implementing projects in 3 Atolls, plus the majority of the projects received were in the area of construction which in itself created obstacles for timely delivery and implementation of projects. Furthermore, nationwide local Council Elections were held in May 2011, meaning that AFTF realistically had a 7 month project window. With all this in mind, this year has proved to be the most challenging year so far in the history of AFTF’s field work, in addition many unforeseen constraints arose throughout the year, and they will be further discussed throughout the annual report.