We are a product of innovation in that Affirmative action on Gender Equality Network (AGEN), initially known as Africa Grassroots Gender Empowerment Network (AGGEN) was established de facto in 2008 when its initial founders, Tanzania's Fulbrighters, were brought together by Ms. Diana A. Carvalho. This lady was the Coordinator at the Dar es Salaam U.S Embassy overseeing U.S. Department of State Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni programs in Tanzania. While Ms. Carvalho brought together the Fulbright alumni as part of her job description, she always went an extra mile, by creating and strengthening relationship, firstly between her and the alumni and secondly, among alumni themselves. Through that relationship the idea of establishing AGEN and AGEN-USA Inc. emerged. The initial driving force for AGEN establishment was to foster cooperation among U.S Department of State Alumni in Tanzania and beyond and make change to the society. During the course of implementation we grew to cover the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa and New York in the United States of America. Specifically, AGEN and AGEN-USA Inc. founders made use of a call by the United States of America Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) of the US Department of State to come up with innovative ideas.
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