HISTORY
Named after "Al-Mujadilah (Al-Mujadalah)" a surah(chapter) in the Holy Qur'an(Surah 58) which is translated as "The Woman who Seeketh (Justice)," AMDF has taken the challenge of achieving in this contemporary times what was achieved several centuries ago by the "woman who seeketh".Allah's acceptance of her prayer for the condemnation and eradication of all factors (social, economic, cultural, etc.) Duly registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1997. Prior to this, AMDF was already operational informally from 1994 with its management and staff serving the organization on a voluntary basis.from 1994- 199, Amdf's main thrusts and advocacy as well as on peace building through interfaith dialogue. in 2000 during the "all-out-war",AMDF participated in the provision of emergency relief assistance to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the evacuation centers of Marawi City. This included, among others, the construction of latrines and provision of hygiene kits under the Emergency Health Programme. The relief assistance was later followed by rehabilitation assistance among which is the construction of core shelters for the IDPs, provision of agricultural inputs and construction of water system. In recent years, AMDF expanded its advocacy to include participatory governance through community-based programs and peace building utilizing community organizing and legal literacy as tools. Popularly known as gender and women's rights organization, AMDF strongly ensures the mainstreaming of gender and women's leadership in all its programs and activities. The expansion of gender and women's leadership in all its programs and activities. The expansion of AMDF's thrust, programs, and activities had a continuing implication on its organizational structures, management, operations and internal systems. The once lean organization with very few volunteers has grown into quite big organization thus requiring a well-developed, efficient and effective organization structure, management, operations and internal systems. MISSION: To empower women and men in creating enabling environment for them to equally fulfill their divine trust as Khilafah (God’s Vicegerents)
VISION: A sustained gender-fair and humane society of women and men Khilafah living in a state of Sakeena (Tranquility or enduring peace)
